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This is one of the earliest American maps of New York State, from the first American gazetteer. Joseph T. Scott, a Philadelphia engraver and publisher, issued his gazetteer during the early days of American cartography, and the maps of the individual states and territories are excellent. Scott included much detail of rivers, counties, roads, and towns. This map of New York shows excellent detail throughout the state, including the old road running west along the future route of the Erie Canal. In the west are indicated Fort Niagara, Fort Schlosser, Fort Erie, Fort Oswego, a nd Fort Schuyler. As an early example of American cartography and a fascinating document of New York history, this is a gem. $275
John Reid. "The State of New York, Compiled from the most Authentic Information. 1796." From The American Atlas. New York: J. Reid, 1796. State 2. Engraving by D. Martin. 15 1/4 x 18. Light stains in bottom corners. Otherwise, very good condition. Wheat & Brun: 372.
A map of New York from the second atlas published in the United States. This atlas, the American Atlas, was published by John Reid in 1796, and it was to accompany Winterbotham's Views of the United States. The state is shown with impressive detail throughout of towns, counties, and the extensive road system in the state. Also shown are some mills and taverns and other sites of note. Of particular note is the information on the development of the Finger Lakes region, which was just being opened up to settlement at the time. A fine, eighteenth century American-made map of the state. $1,150
J. Denison. "Map of the State of New York." From Jedidiah Morse's The American Universal Geography. Boston: Thomas & Andrews, 1797. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2. Engraving by A. Doolittle. Ragged and narrow margins, with tiny chip out of bottom left margin. Otherwise, very good condition. Wheat & Brun, 368.
A fine early American map of New York issued in Boston in 1796. This map was from Jedidiah Morse's Geography, one of the first American publications of its kind. Morse, the father of Samuel F.B. Morse, established himself in the 1780s as one of the leading producers of American maps. The topography of the state is denoted, with rivers, lakes, and towns indicated and named. Also indicated are roads, forts, and some Indian villages. This was a very early stage in the development of western New York, and the detail there is of great interest. Note, for instance, the section of land "Ceded to Massachusetts," which was a temporary situation due to the original claims of the colony of Massachusetts to extend westward to the Pacific Ocean. $175
Mathew Carey. "New York." From American Pocket Atlas. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1801. 5 3/4 x 7 1/2. Engraving by W. Barker. Off-setting. Otherwise, very good condition. Cf. Wheat & Brun: 367.
An excellent map of New York from Carey's American Pocket Atlas of 1801. This is the second state of one of the very early American maps of New York; the first state was issued by Mathew Carey in 1796. Unlike many other cartographers of the day, Carey updated his maps in subsequent versions, and this 1801 example from the Pocket Atlas is a good example of this. In 1796 either Carey did not have information on the roads, or he thought it not important. However, by 1801, this had changed and Carey added clear delineations of the roads in the state. He also must have received new information on some towns, for a number are newly added to this edition. $225
Mathew Carey. "New York." From American Pocket Atlas. Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1805. 5 3/4 x 7 1/2. Engraving by W. Barker. Very good condition. Cf. Wheat & Brun: 367.
This is the third state of one of the very early American maps of New York; the first state was issued by Mathew Carey in 1796. Unlike many other cartographers of the day, Carey updated his maps in subsequent versions, and this 1805 example from the Pocket Atlas is a good example of this. In 1796 either Carey did not have information on the roads, or he thought it not important. However, by 1801, this had changed and Carey added clear delineations of the roads in the state as well as new information on some towns. By 1805, even more roads were added, especially in the upstate region. $175
M'Alpin. [Map of upstate New York.] From The Port Folio. Philadelphia, October 1810. 8 1/4 x 9 5/8. Engraving by N. Harrison. Professionally conserved and lined. Excellent condition.
The Port Folio was a new type of American magazine, "Devoted to Useful Science, the Liberal Arts, Legitimate Criticism, and Polite Literature." It was a product of the new century, appearing first in January 1801. The Port Folio contained numerous engraved illustrations and maps, including this fascinating map focusing on the transportation nexus in upstate New York. The map accompanied an article by Thomas Cooper entitled "A Ride to Niagara." In the arcticle, Cooper writes of "M'Alpin's map of the turnpike roads of Newyork state." This could be James M'Alpin, who joined with Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Birch, Mathew Carey and many others to establish the Columbian Society of Artists in 1813. The map shows from the state as far east as Rotterdam on Oneida Lake, and includes lands to the North of Lake Onatraio. The early settlements in the area, including New Amsterdam (now Buffalo) and Catharine's Town (now Watkins Glen) are indicated, linked by an extensive network of roads and trails. Of particular interest are the indication of what are indicated as more major roads, such as the "New State Road," "Lake Erie Turnpike Road," and "Ontario & Genesee Turnpike Road" Also shown is a proposed canal between the "Tonnewanta" river and "Mud Cr.," which ran into the "Genesee River," and the "New State Road now making 1809," running from what is now Syracue to Fort Niagara at the mouth of the Niagara River. A rare and fascinating map. $375
Samuel Lewis. "The State of New York." Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1814. Engraved by J.G. Warnicke. 16 x 19 1/2. Original outline color. Very good condition.
The two most influential names in American cartography at the end of the eighteenth century were Mathew Carey and Samuel Lewis, the makers of this fine map of New York. Published just after the War of 1812, this map is from Carey's Atlas which represented the best American cartographic work of the period. Carey, an Irish immigrant, established the first American specialized cartographic publishing firm. He set up an elaborate cottage system of craftsmen for engraving, printing, and coloring his maps utilizing the best independent artists directed to a common end. Carey is important, then, not only for the excellent maps he produced, but for his setting the pattern for American map publishing, to be followed by the likes of John Melish and Henry S. Tanner. Samuel Lewis was a mathematician and one of the best American cartographers of his day. Through Carey's intercession his maps had a great impact on American and worldwide cartography. This map of New York is a very good example of his work. It shows excellent detail throughout the state, including roads, rivers, lakes, and counties, each of which is outlined with hand coloring. $750
Fielding Lucas, Jr. "New York." Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea., 1827. 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 (map); 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 (full sheet). Engraving by J. Yeager. Original hand color. Some marginal tears; expertly repaired. Very good condition.
In 1822, Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea published their A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas. This volume was based on Emmanuel Las Cases' Atlas Historique of 1803, with updated maps and text modified by Carey, a political economist. He considered himself an American foil to John Stuart Mill and the London economists who were proclaimers of "the gloomy science" influenced by Ricardo and Malthus. Instead of preaching overpopulation and degeneration of the human species, Carey illustrated the nations of the western hemisphere through maps that showed an expanding region with ample promise of developing into lands of great new opportunity and growth. The sheets from this atlas, which cover North America, Central America, South America and the West Indies, are comprised of an engraved map surrounded by text documenting the history, climate, population and so forth of the area depicted. The atlas is particularly known for its excellent early maps of the states and territories of the United States. This map of New York is of particular interest as it shows the state just after the opening of the Erie Canal, which transformed the "upstate" part of New York. The earlier, 1822 edition included a profile of the levels of the "Grand Canal," but on this edition, after the canal was completed, the inset also includes a map showing its route from Hudson to Buffalo. Also added to this edition is a profile of the Champlain canal. One of the best maps of the state at this seminal period in its history. $475
David H. Burr. "New York." From Universal Atlas. New York: David H. Burr, 1832. 10 x 12 1/4. Engraving. Full original color. Very good condition.
A fine map of New York by David H. Burr, one of the most important American cartographers of the first part of the nineteenth century. Having studied under Simeon DeWitt, Burr produced the second state atlas issued in the United States, of New York in 1829. He was then appointed to be geographer for the U.S. Post Office and later geographer to the House of Representatives. This map, of Burr's home state is a reduced version of the map from his state atlas, and as such was the best of the period. It shows each county with a different color and towns and cities are noted throughout. With his access to information from the Post Office, Burr's depiction of the road system is accurate and up-to-date. Burr's maps are scarce and quite desirable. $275
Anthony Finley. "New York." From A New General Atlas. Philadelphia: A. Finley, 1824. 8 3/4 x 11 1/4. Engraving by Young & Delleker. Original hand coloring. Very good condition.
In the 1820's, Anthony Finley produced a series of fine atlases in the then leading American cartographic center, Philadelphia. Finley's work is a good example of the quality that American publishers were beginning to obtain. Each map is elegantly presented, with crisp and clear engraving and very attractive pastel hand shading. Topographical and political information is copious, including counties, towns, rivers, roads and so on. Finley was very concerned to depict as up-to-date information as was possible, and thus his maps present an accurate picture of the world in the early decades of the nineteenth century. $175
Thomas G. Bradford. "New York." From Samuel G. Goodrich's A General Atlas of the World. Boston: C.D. Strong, 1841. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4. Engraving by G. W. Boynton. Original hand color. Very good condition.
A detailed and quite handsome map of New York from Goodrich's edition of the important Thomas Bradford atlas. The map was original drawn and issued by Thomas Bradford in 1838. This example was published in a version of Bradford's atlas produced by Samuel Goodrich three years later. Detail is very good, showing rivers, towns, counties, and some orography. The whole is attractively presented with original hand coloring, and precise engraving. $225
"A New Map of New York with its Canals, Roads & distances." Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell, 1849. 11 1/2 x 13 3/4. Lithographic transfer from engraved plate. Full original hand color. With typical time toning and oxidation of color. Otherwise, very good condition.
A fine map of New York from the mid-nineteenth century, showing the state at an interesting period in its history. The map is filled with myriad topographical details, including rivers, towns, lakes and political borders. The map was produced by S. Augustus Mitchell, whose firm dominated American cartography in output and influence for much of the middle part of the nineteenth century. This map is especially interesting in its depiction of the transportation network in the state, including roads, railroads, and especially canals. This was the heyday of the Erie Canal, with its many feeder canals, and these are all clearly shown. A table at the right lists the steamboat routes, and along the bottom is a profile of the Erie Canal. An important source of information in this period of increased immigration and travel in American. $275
"Map of The State Of New York Compiled From The Latest Authorities.” Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850. 11 3/8 x 13 3/4. Lithographic transfer from engraved plate. Full original color. Two stains, one in image. Otherwise, very good condition.
A strong and beautifully crafted map of New York State from the mid-nineteenth century, published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.. This firm took over the publication of S. Augustus Mitchell’s important Universal Atlas in 1850, and they continued to produce up-dated maps that were amongst the best issued in the period. Though, this map contains the same information as the above mentioned Mitchell map, the overall palette of the Cowperthwait map is brighter and more colorful making it both an excellent informative and decorative map $150
"Map of the State of New York." New York: Charles Magnus, 1854. 18 1/4 x 22 3/4. Steel engraving. Full original hand color. With insets of Long Island and Niagara Falls. Impressions of Niagara: 265.
A separately issued map of New York State from prolific print publisher Charles Magnus. Known best for his souvenir prints of scenes of American locations, Magnus also issued an interesting group of regional American maps, probably also intended for the souvenir market. This map has considerable topographical and political information of the state, including indications of canals and railroads. An inset map of Long Island is places at bottom center, and an interesting bird's eye view of Niagara Falls graces the top left corner. The whole is attractively hand colored in pastel shades, and it is easy to see that this would have been a popular decorative map for visitors or residents of New York. $450
"Colton's Railroad & Township Map of the State of New York with Parts of the Adjoining States & Canada." New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1856. Lithograph. Original hand color. Printed on banknote paper and folded into original buckram folder. Some old ink notation in map in Pennsylvania. Otherwise, fine condition.
In the United States during the nineteenth century, separately issued maps were published for the use of wagon and carriage drivers, railroad passengers, and steamboat voyagers in a new and rapidly developing country. The roughed conditions of travel insured much destruction of these little documents which were sold at inns and stations and called "Traveler's Companion" or "Stranger's Guide" or "Railroad Maps." They were often updated, sometimes an undetermined number of times within a single year, because demand for the best information was startlingly real. Thus, by their very nature they fulfill the primary role of published cartography. These are maps of great historic significance for the history of the United States, for they were the maps actually used during the nation's great expansion. They were made for lasting wear since the publishers used high grade paper, often bank note paper, and they were folded into leather and buckram covers. They appear to have brighter hand coloring than most other maps issued at the same time, ostensibly to aid in reading under adverse circumstances. Everything about them, the ornamental borders, the fine calligraphy, the depth of engraving or lithography, and even the way they dramatically fold out present one of the best and most important graphic pictures of early America that remains to us. The detail on this fine, separately issued map is precise, copious, and clearly rendered. Shown are roads, rail-lines, canals, some topography, rivers, lakes, towns, counties, and almost any other feature that might be of interest to a map reader. Scarce, decorative, and of considerable historic note, this is a fine document of New York State from a century past. $475
"New York." New York: J.H. Colton, 1856. 12 3/4 x 15 5/8. Lithograph. Full original hand-coloring. Very good condition.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the center of map publishing in America moved from Philadelphia to New York. The Colton publishing firm played a large role in this shift. This map of New York, with its fine detail, is a strong example of their successful work. The map presents the counties with contrasting pastel shades, and includes depictions of towns, roads, railroads, rivers, and some topography. Each feature is labeled neatly, and the information given extends to beyond the borders of the state. $165
"Johnson's New York." New York: Johnson & Ward, 1862. 16 3/4 x 24 3/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. A few small spots, mostly in margins. Otherwise, very good condition.
An attractive map of New York state from Johnson and Ward's mid-nineteenth century atlas of the world. Johnson, who published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular atlases, geographies and so on. This map, includes insets of Oswego, Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Troy, Syracuse, and New York City, is an excellent example of Johnson's, and thus early American, cartography. $155
S.W. Sweet. "Engineers Map of New York showing its Division into Agricultural Groups and the Routes of Commercial Trafic [sic.] accompanying T.C. Peters Report . . .." Albany: Comstock & Cassidy, 1864. Lithograph. Outline hand color. 24 1/4 x 30 1/4. Folds, as issued. Very good condition.
This lovely and decorative map shows agricultural regions of the State of New York with emphasis on the transportation routes which would have provided access to markets. Railroads and canals are shown throughout the state and with connections to all neighboring states and Canada. The Canadian Grand Trunk Railroad is shown from Montreal to west of Lake Ontario as are the railroads and canals into the coal regions of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The north to south lines bringing timber and manufactured goods out of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut are shown. This document shows New York at a time when huge increases in manufacturing, agriculture, and its accompanying infrastructure answered the need of the American Civil War. By 1864 the war was winding down, and those state assets had to be documented to assist in finding new and larger markets. The map is also a lovely example of the lithographer's art. The intricate borders with eagles and the United States escutcheon at the corners emulates the best bank note engraving of the times. A lovely vignette of a passenger train graces the title block. A fine piece of railroad history. $375
"Johnson's New York." New York: Johnson & Ward, 1866. 17 x 23 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. With inset of Long Island.
A detailed map of New York that includes an inset of Long Island, issued in Alvin Jewitt Johnson's mid-nineteenth century atlas of the world. Johnson, who published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular atlases and geographies having indirectly succeeded the J.H. Colton Co. This finely-detailed map, struck from a lithographic stone, has each township indicated in contrasting colors giving it an attractive appearance. $155
"County Map of the State of New York." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1871. 14 x 21 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition.
For most of the middle part of the nineteenth century, the firm founded by S. Augustus Mitchell dominated American cartography in output and influence. This fine map is from one of his son's atlases. The Mitchell firm's maps are known for their precision and great detail. Mitchell gathered the best current information available, and depicted it with great clarity. $150
Frank Gray. "New York." Philadelphia: O.W. Gray, ca. 1875. 16 x 24 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition.
A handsome map by one of the Philadelphia competitors to the big New York cartographic firms. The topography of the state is clearly depicted and the counties and townships are indicated with contrasting pastel shades, lending an attractive appearance to the map. The map also includes an inset of New York City and one of the path of the Hudson River. $75
Maps from Asher & Adams' Atlas of New York. New York, 1869. Folio size is two pages or ca. 20 x 13 1/2. Others are half that or 10 x 13.
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