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The convenience of having maps that fold into a small size has been obvious every since maps became items that were sold to the general public. For those wanting to take a map with them when they traveled, these maps could be slipped into a saddle-bag, pocket or pouch to be carried on horseback, carriage or boat. It became common in the eighteenth century to make folding maps, usually called "saddle bag maps," by dissecting the map into smaller sections, mounting the sections on linen with small gaps between, then folding the map into a compact bundle. Saddlebag maps were usually made from maps that also appeared in atlases, but these folding examples would have been the copies of those maps that were used in the field. These are of particular interest both because they are maps that were used, as opposed to simply sitting on a bookshelf in a library, and because they are much rarer than the typical atlas map.
Nicholas Scull. "…Map of the improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania…" Philadelphia: N. Scull, January 1, 1759. Separately issued "saddle-bag" map, dissected in 24 sections and mounted on linen. With original slip-case. 30 1/4 x 60. Engraving by James Turner. Early hand color. Excellent condition. Framed to museum standards with UV-filtering glazing.
A superb example of one of most important American made maps of the eighteenth century, the first map exclusively of the province of Pennsylvania. The map is the work of Nicholas Scull II, a cartographer and surveyor, who followed his father into the profession. In 1719, Nicholas became deputy surveyor of Philadelphia County, served as sheriff in the early 1740s and then ascended to the Surveyor Generalship of Pennsylvania in 1748. Most infamously, he was an official observer of the Walking Purchase of 1737 and offered testimony twenty years later at a hearing to determine the fairness of the procedure. Historians have speculated that this testimony, which favored proprietors Thomas and Richard Penn, is what earned Scull the funding for his seminal map of Pennsylvania.
Dedicated to the Penns, Scull's was the first map to document just the province of Pennsylvania, taking in the vast range of "improved" territory from the Delaware River to the Allegheny Mountains. Drawing on the reports of Major Joseph Shippen, Colonel John Armstrong, John Watson and others for cartographic information, Scull borrowed aesthetic elements from the work of Lewis Evans, whose style of pyramidal shaded mountain ranges appear in neat, single rows on Scull's map. Here, many features appear for the first time, including Indian paths and settlements as well as forts, iron forges, meetinghouses, inns, and gentleman's seats. Once he had finished drawing his seminal map, Scull, a founding member of Franklin's Junto, turned it over to another of Franklin's protégés, an engraver named James Turner. Turner completed the work in Philadelphia, making this the first map of Pennsylvania to be printed in America. Any map published in America in the mid-eighteenth century is rare, but especially "saddle-bag" maps like this one, intended for carrying around and using. In every sense, this scarce map represents an important moment in the history of cartography. $140,000
Samuel Holland. "The Provinces of New York, and New Jersey; with part of Pensilvania, and the Governments of Trois Rivieres and Montreal." London: R. Sayer & T. Jefferys, 1775. Separately issued "saddle bag" map: dissected into 16 sections, newly backed onto buckram and folded into modern, hand-made carry case. 54 x 21 1/4. Original outline hand color. Paper age toned and with a few chips and stains. Overall, very good condition. Stevens & Tree, 44b.
An unusual, elongated map by Capt. Samuel Holland, the first Surveyor General for the Northern District of British North America. It shows from the entrance of the Delaware Bay to Quebec, with special emphasis on eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and both sides of the Hudson River, up Lake Champlain and then up the Richelieu River to the Saint Lawrance. Holland was a Dutch military engineer in the British army and a fine draftsman; he was appointed by the King as the first Surveyor General for the northern region. It contains impressive detail of towns, roads, rivers and mountains. In the lower right corner is an especially fine title cartouche depicting a scene of the Hudson River at the `Topan Sea' (present-day Tapanzee). This view was taken from Thomas Pownall's print published in the Scenographia Americana, with the cliff face used for the title information. This is a excellent example of an important American map. $5,200
William Faden. "A Map of the Mediterranean Sea with the Adjacent Regions and Seas in Europe, Asia and Africa." London: William Faden, March 1, 1785. Separately issued, folding map: dissected into 16 sections and mounted on linen. Engraving by W. Faden. Original outline color. Some surface soiling and a few minor spots. Otherwise, very good condition.
A typically impressive political map of the western Mediterranean and surrounding lands by the Geographer to the King, William Faden. Northern Africa, Spain, southern France, Italy, and the Balkins are shown with good detail, as are the islands. A charming title cartoue graces the lower left, with allegorical figures for Asia, Africa and Europe. $475
L. De La Rochette. "A Map of the German Empire Divided into its Circles to which is added The Kingdom of Prussia." London: Bowles & Carver and R. Wilkinson, 1785. Separately issued, folding map: dissected into 40 sections and mounted on linen. 40 x 47 1/2. Engraving. Small spot in title cartouche. Otherwise, excellent condition. With label indicating sold by William Faden.
A large scale map of the German Empire by Louis De La Rochette. Extensive detail of towns, rivers, forests, roads, political divisions and more is presented with fine, careful engraving. Of particular note is the wonderful, elaborate title cartouche. This shows two German soldiers, some ordnance, and the two headed eagle. $575
Reading Howell. "A Map of the State of Pennsylvania." Philadelphia: Kimber & Conrad & Jonson & Warner, 1811. Separately issued map; dissected into 32 sections and mounted onto linen for folding. 21 1/2 x 34 1/4. Engraving by J. Vallance. Original outline color. With some staining. Sections lifting in a few places, but intact and overall very good condition.
A very rare, "saddle bag" map of Pennsylvania, from the first updated nineteenth century version of Howell's important map of Pennsylvania, first issued in 1792. Howell had already begun to survey parts of Pennsylvania when, in 1790, he was commissioned by the state to compile an official map of the entire state. This resulted in his seminal map of 1792, a large map produced in four sheets, was the best map of Pennsylvania issued in the 18th century and the first map to correctly delineate its borders. Howell's map was reissued several times, as late as 1817, and it formed the basis for most maps of Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century, for it was the best depiction of the state until Melish's large state map of 1822. At about the same time, Howell also issued a reduced version of his map, which was reissued twice again in the 18th century. In 1811, Howell produced an updated version of this reduced map, published by Kimber & Conrad & Jonson & Warner, which was slightly enlarged and much more detailed than the 18th century small map.
Howell's map was the first to show the full extent of Pennsylvania, with accurate state and county borders indicated. On this updated map from 1811, topography is precisely drawn, and roads, towns, and important buildings are carefully delineated. In the upper right corner is the dedication cartouche, nicely decorated with an agricultural motif. It states, "To The Governor and Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this Map is Respectfully inscribed by the Author." In the lower right is the title cartouche, surrounded by a vignette illustrating different aspects of the state and including the state crest. In the lower left is a fine drawing of the "Schuylkill permanent Bridge," no longer standing in 1811. This example of the map was issued so that it could be folded and carried. As such it is rare than the standard version and also would have almost certainly have seen considerable use by its early owners. A rare and seminal document of Pennsylvania history. $5,200
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