Search Results: B. Maps--US & N. America from The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books

London: Weekly Dispatch Atlas (Day & Son Lithgr. to the Queen), 1860. Very good, modern hand color, two maps on a single page, from the Weekly Dispatch Atlas. The full image (both items) measures 16.5 x 12 inches. A nice mid-19th century set of images of this area of Utah, around the Great Salt Lake and Salt Lake City (Great Salt Lake City on map), with some topographic detail..

Paris: D'Anville, 1755. Very good, b &w, as issued. Each of the 4 images (centerfolds as issued) measures about 18.5x22 inches. This set is a significant map in the 18th century history of North America , and is the French "cartographic answer" to Mitchell's map of this region, issued earlier in the same year.. One of the sheets is a chart of the St. Lawrence River. The areas of the Great Lakes is quite elaborate, and there are many Native American regions designated. There are 5 separate scales. There are nice images of Acadie and Newfoundland. Slight marginal chipping to sheet with eastern USA coast.This is a very scarce set, from one of the finest cartographers of the European enlightenment. This set was published under the auspices of the Duke d'Orleans. D'Anville was precocious in his first drawn map and age of appointment to the Royal Academy (see both the revised edition of 'Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers' and Moreland & Bannister's… Read More

Washington DC: US Senate, 31st Congress, 1st Session, Ex. Doc. No. 12, 1850. This is the full map set plus the intact 25 pp report. The maps are all VG to fine condition. The report has been recased in cloth (VG+), with new enpapers and a nice map pocket at the rear, helping to preserve this increasingly scarce document. The original manuscript drawings are preserved in the National Archives (see entry #640, p. 286, vol. 3 of Wheat's "Mapping the Trans-Mississippi West..."). Apparently, "the survey was made with a chain and compass checked by astronomical observations made with a sextant and chronometer." The 4 maps are: 1. Map of Route Pursued by US Troops from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, via South Side of Canadian River... (10.5x18.5 inches) 2. Map, No. 2 Showing a continuation of details of Fort Smith and Santa Fe route from Old Fort Holmes to Mounds... (10.5x19 inches) 3. Map, No. 3 Showing continuation of details of Forth SMith and Santa Fe Route… Read More

Panama: I.L. Madura, Jr., 1915. This is a folding promotional map, with the date approximate. All 11 small sheets of text are present in the form of a folded brochure, with the verso containing the full printed color map as described in the title, with image measuring 18 x 22 inches. Several small b&w images are in the text, and the map itelsf has mulitple images including elevations and numerous other details. The cover of the brochure is also in cover, with an image of Balboa, with the Panamania crest at the back. Detailed canal statistics are inside the front cover. The brochure itself measures roughly 9 x 4.25 inches, and is overall in very good conditioin with no major flaws..

New York: The De Vinne Press, 1893. Book very good, front inner hinge separating. Gilt-embossed cover with some scuffing, minor chipping at edges. Bookplate of The Union League Club-New York on front pastedown. The facsimile map of Lyne's survey is tipped-in. This one of 142 plate paper copies (another 10 were done on Japan paper), 115 pp including corrections. Numerous engravings in text. A nice facsimile and discussion of an early map of New York.. Limited. Cloth. Very Good.

Washington DC: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1893. This is a SCARCE, HEAVY PAPER chart (not the usual bound type with thin paper and folds), specifically printed March 21, 1891 (stamped in lower margin, as issued. Elaborate soundings, with tidal information and riverside landmarks / cities are labelled. The image, in very good condition on heavy paper, measures 39x19.5 inches..

Washington DC: United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1893. This is a SCARCE, HEAVY PAPER chart (not the usual bound type with thin paper and folds), with elaborate soundings, with tidal information and riverside landmarks / cities are labelled. There is distinct staining of the upper map edge extending about 1.5 inches into the upper image, with corresponding foxing in that area. The image measures 39x19.5 inches..

Amsterdam: Meyer, 1845. VG+, b&w as issued. Very detailed city plan with street names, wards and prominent sites. Delaware River shoreline is shown. 37x30cm (14.5x11.5 inches)..

New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith.,, 1895. Near fine. This is one of several detailed chromolithographic maps of this temporal series indicating the general course of the civil war, taken from this important and impressive atlas. The general sections used are labeled and outlined in deep b lue. There is a notation re: Meade's (Army of the Potomac) and Lee's (Army of Northern Virginia) operations near the Rapidan River, Virginia. Image 42x70 cm ((16.5x27.5 inches). As these sheets were issued in separate fascicles, the date is approximate..

New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith., 1892. Two color printed sheets, sold as a set, from this important civil war atlas. Exquisitely specific detail on the data used for compilation, topographical info., positions of Union and Confederate works, local buildings, roads, numerous buildings and general landmarks. "Accompanying the report of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, U.S. Army Series 1 Vol. 5 Page 5...." Both sheets VG w/minimal browning and slightly chipped margins w/ a few small marginal tears. Sheet 1 (Plate VII) has a stain, mainly affecting verso, upper left. Each sheet is 41x69cm. The above date is approximate.. First Edition Thus.

New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith.,, 1895. Near fine. This is one of several detailed chromolithographic maps of this temporal series indicating the general course of the civil war, taken from this important and impressive atlas. The general sections used are labeled and outlined in deep blue. There is a notation re: Meade's (Army of the Potomac) and Lee's (Army of Northern Virginia) operations near Appomattox Court-House, Virginia. A separate notation mentions the confrontation between Sherman and Johnston's (Army of Tennessee and o thers) troops in between Raleigh and Goldsborough, NC. Image 42x70 cm ((16.5x27.5 inches). As these sheets were issued in separate fascicles, the date is approximate..

Julius Bien & Co. Lith., NY , 1895. Near fine color printed map from this impressive atlas. Very detailed coastal, topographical, canal, railroad info. Indicates forts, color coded for seceding states as of the map date (not much change from preceding map, but state boundaraies are be tter defined. Image 42x70 cm ((16.5x27.5 inches). As these sheets were issued in separate fascicles, the date is approximate..

New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith.,, 1895. Near fine. This is one of several chromolithographic maps of this temporal series indicating the general course of the civil war, taken from this important and impressive atlas. The general general sections used are labeled and outlined in deep blue. There is a notation re: Meade's (Army of the Potomac) and Lee's (Army of Northern Virginia) operations near Gettysburg. Image 42x70 cm ((16.5x27.5 inches). As these sheets were issued in separate fascicles, the date is approximate..

New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith.,, 1895. VG+. This is one of several detailed chromolithographic maps of this temporal series indicating the general course of the civil war, taken from this important and impressive atlas. The general general sections used are labeled and outlined in deep b lue. There is a notation re: Meade's (Army of the Potomac) and Lee's (Army of Northern Virginia) operations near Petersburg, Virginia. A separate notation mentions Sherman's troops in the environs of Savannah, GA. Image 42x70 cm ((16.5x27.5 inches). As these sheets were issued in separate fascicles, the date is approximate..

New York: Julius Bien & Co. Lith., 1895. Near fine color printed map from this impressive atlas. Very detailed coastal, topographical, canal, railroad info. Indicates forts, color coded for seceding states as of the map date. As of this date, the Army of the Potomac (Burnside) and the Army of Northern Virginia (Lee) were operating near Fredericksburg, Va. Image 42x70 cm ((16.5x27.5 inches). As these sheets were issued in separate fascicles, the date is approximate..

New York: Ethyl Corporation, 1953. Facsimile of this famous map, in fine condition, on heavy paper, with folds as issued. This map measures 26x19 inches, and is folded into red linen boards, and then in a red slipcase with a leather spine, respectively in fine and very good condition. This was an important map in the history of oil exploration, and ths reproduction comes 22 page prospectus, also in fine condition, with the history behind the map. A very nice reproduction of an important map. .

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co.. Generally good with full printed color. A small (2 inch by 1inch) section of southern Australia is missing. There is some browning. This is an ENORMOUS folding wall map, bound into a cloth 8vo binder (some rubbing, but overall sound) There are few pencil marks on the map, but none is a serious visual distraction (this item is too large for me to send a digital image). The map is linen backed, consisting of 28 separate panels each mounted individually. The precise date (early to mid 20th century) is not shown, but Thailand is Siam and Sri Lank is Ceylon on this map. There are large metal rings to hang the map. The entire image measures about 38x58 inches. This is an impressive world map. .

Nantucket: Robinson, 1928. VG, PB, with 63 pp text and many adds. Bound in map with one side "Nantucket County Massachusetts" (b&w 7.5x13 inches with folds as issued). Verso maps (smaller: 1. Nantucket Massachusetts 2. Steamboat Route, Lighthouses, Lightships). The small city plan has detailed street names. A few pencil marks on cover, but generally clean. Many b&w photographic reproductions of local sights in text. Author was a member of the Nantucket Historical Association. . 5th. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Henry Stevens, Son and Stiles, 39 Great Russell Street Over Against the South-West Corner of the British Museum, 1905. Overall very good copy in original stiff paper boards, with Chiswick Press colophon towards rear of book. 41 pp., 8.75 inch octavo, with some chipping to edge of upper spine. Covers minimally soiled. This small reference monograph is increasingly difficult to find.. First Edition. Stiff Paper. Very Good. 8vo.

Montreal: McGill University Library , 1958. This facsimile production was limited to 250 copies, and the 9 folding sheets with 10 plans are in their original 17-inch folio paper wrap. Bourdon wore many hats during his life, and these plans were drawn while he was Surveyor-General of Quebec. These plans are "without a doubt the earliest Canadian maps to survive..". Fortified town plans of Montrieal, Quebec, Trois Rivieres and others are shown, and the manuscript plans are reproduced in faded ink with crayon tints. Most of the images measure 12 x 17.5 inches. . Facsimile, Limited. Original Wraps (Paper). Very Good.