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Smith, Charles, fl. 1800-182
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Comparative View Of The Heig
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1816
Wall Map
| Authors |
Smith, Charles, fl. 1800-1822 |
| Full Title |
Comparative View Of The Heights Of The Principal Mountains &c. In The World. Western Hemisphere. Eastern Hemisphere. London, Published by C. Smith, Mapseller No. 172 Strand, Augt. 1st 1816. Gardner Sculpt. |
| List No |
0909.000 |
| Note |
Shows the comparative heights of mountains in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, as well as the comparative heights of important places. A list of Authorities is given to the left of the title, and an Explanation shows how the system of numbering mountains and places works. A former owner has added "6225....White Mountains, N.H." to the table. This chart may be one of the earliest of its genre, it is not listed in Wolter's "Heights of Mountains..." (he lists the Thomson 1817 similar chart as the first of this type). The British Museum lists this Smith as the first chart of this kind. Interestingly, Smith's chart does not show the Himalayan Mountains, Thomson adds the Himalayan Mountains to his chart with a note about the recent publication of data on their heights. With black top and bottom sticks, and green silk edging. Full hand painted color. |
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Eddy, O.T., Ruggles, Edward
New - Hampshire.
1817
Wall Map
| Authors |
Eddy, O.T., Ruggles, Edward |
| Full Title |
New - Hampshire, From Late Survey, To the Citizens of which this Map is most respectfully Dedicated by their obedient Servant Edward Ruggles. Published by the Author, Walpole, N.H. (O.T. Eddy sc.) |
| List No |
2990.000 |
| Note |
Engraved by O.T. Eddy. View of Bellows Falls under the title. Superb condition. This map is scarcer that the 1814 Carrigain map of New Hampshire. Various turnpike roads are shown, churches, counties and towns. There is a curious note in northern Vermont about the disappearance of Long Pond. Ruggles also did a map of New England and a map of the United States (after Shelton & Kensett). With black top and bottom sticks. Outline color by county. |
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Lewis, Samuel
United States Of North Ameri
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1818
Wall Map
| Authors |
Lewis, Samuel |
| Full Title |
A New and Correct Map of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Counties, Towns, Roads &c. in Each State. Carefully Compiled from Surveys and the Most Authentic Documents, by Samuel Lewis. W. & S. Harrison, sculpt. Philadelphia, Published by Kimber & Sharpless for Emmor Kimber 1818. |
| List No |
4439.000 |
| Note |
This is the second, unrecorded edition. The first complete edition was 1816, and the third edition, 1819. Ristow notes an incomplete issue (only the title sheet) of 1815. The 1818 and 1819 editions add an inset map of east Florida. This 1818 edition has a printed notation on the U.S. Mexican boundary: "Boundary between the U. States and the Spanish Provinces agreeable to the Treaty of 1819." This indicates that the map was published late in 1818 or early in 1819, either in anticipation of the February, 1819 signing of the treaty, or just after it. This is a huge map, almost six feet square, full of detail on roads, large and small towns, and areas that were "settling up." Like other large U.S. maps (other than the Melish) of the period (Shelton & Kensett, Varle, Bradley, Arrowsmith, Tardieu), this map extends west to just beyond the Mississippi River. It ranks as the largest in size and scale and is certainly the most detailed. And it is rare, with this 1818 copy being perhaps unique. It must have drawn much of its road information from the Bradley postal map of 1804/12. It is similar to the Arrowsmith 1819 in the northwestern areas, but closer to the Tardieu 1818 in the Michigan Peninsula area. It is not clear to us whether Lewis borrowed from Arrowsmith and Tardieu or vice versa, probably it worked both ways. For an enthusiastic contemporary evaluation of the first edition, see our 1815 copy of the advertisement for this map ("It is, we believe, much the largest specimen of geographical design ever produced in the United States...we do not think it equaled by any large map of European workmanship we have ever examined"). Lewis also made a smaller wall map of the U.S. titled "Traveler's Guide: A New and Correct Map of the United States..." in 1819, and another smaller still in 1817 titled "A Correct Map of the United States with the West Indies..." (see our copies). |
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Woodbridge, J.L., Varle, Cha
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United States.
1845
Wall Map
| Authors |
Woodbridge, J.L., Varle, Charles P. |
| Full Title |
Map of the United States With The Recent Counties, Cities, Villages and Internal Improvements in the Western States. By J.L. Woodbridge. Geographer And Topographical Engineer N. York, Published By Phelps & Ensign. 1845. (with 4 inset maps) North Part Of Maine. Map of North America including the West Indies. South Part Of Florida. Texas. (with) diagram showing Comparative Heights of the Principal Mountains in the U. States. (with) Physical Sections from "Washington City to Wheeling and from thence to the mouth of Columbia river" and from the "Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico." |
| List No |
5463.000 |
| Note |
Although Charles P. Varle is not listed as the creator of this map, it is clearly based on the earlier Varle maps of the United States of 1817 and 1832 (see our copies), but updated by Woodbridge. Full color wall map mounted on linen with wooden poles. Main map color delineated by county. Map of North America colored by state or country. Includes a population chart from the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses including number of seamen and slaves. Chart clearly shows the states that have abolished slavery by 1830. |
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Goddard, George H. (George H
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Britton & Rey's Map Of The S
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1857
Wall Map
| Authors |
Goddard, George H. (George Henry), 1817-1906 |
| Full Title |
Britton & Rey's Map Of The State Of California. Compiled from the U.S. Land & Coast Surveys, the several Military, Scientific & Rail Road Explorations, the State & County Boundary Surveys made under the Order of the Surveyor General of California, & from Private Surveys. By George H. Goddard, C.E. Completed with Additions & Corrections up to the day of publication from the U.S. Land Office & other reliable sources. Lithy. Of Britton & Rey, Montgomery St. Cor. Commercial, S.F. Entered ... 1857 by Britton & Rey ... California. Engraved by H. Steinegger. |
| List No |
2901.000 |
| Note |
1st edition. Wheat: "This map, a beautiful example of the cartographer's art, is unfortunately rare and little-known...it was by far the most accurate and complete map of California and of its gold regions which had as yet been published." This copy was issued as a wall map, but it has been nicely restored, varnish removed, rebacked on paper without the rollers. The other examples I am aware of were all pocket maps. See Shumate essay on Goddard. A second edition, reduced in size, was published in 1858, and a third edition was published in 1860 (see WH copies). Map is unvarnished and without rollers. Outline color by county with a full color wash. |
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