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Johnson, D. Griffing
Covers: World on Mercator's
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1847
Case Map
| Authors |
Johnson, D. Griffing |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) Johnson's Illustrated & Embellished Steel Plate Map of The World On Mercator's Projection, Compiled from the latest & most Authentic Sources Exhibiting the recent Arctic and Antarctic Discoveries & Explorations. Engraved & Published By D.Griffing Johnson, 80 Nassau St. New York. 1847. Entered ... 1846 by D. Griffing Johnson ... New York. |
| List No |
2156A |
| Note |
Cover half leather dark brown cloth covered boards 37x42 with "Johnson's World. New-York." stamped in gilt. |
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Johnson, D. Griffing
World On Mercator's Projecti
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1847
Case Map
| Authors |
Johnson, D. Griffing |
| Full Title |
Johnson's Illustrated & Embellished Steel Plate Map of The World On Mercator's Projection, Compiled from the latest & most Authentic Sources Exhibiting the recent Arctic and Antarctic Discoveries & Explorations. Engraved & Published By D.Griffing Johnson, 80 Nassau St. New York. 1847. Entered ... 1846 by D. Griffing Johnson ... New York |
| List No |
2156.001 |
| Note |
Dissected into 20 sections, mounded and edged with linen. With an elaborate vine border with views of important cities. One of the great American World Wall maps of the period. Colton took over the publishing of this map in 1849. See our 1857 issue by Colton. Full color. Table of distances. Shows numerous routes followed by historic mariners including observations of birds on the high seas. |
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Colton, J.H.
Covers: United States, The C
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1852
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Colton, J.H. |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) Colton's Map Of The United States, The Canadas &c. Showing The Rail Roads, Canals & Stage Roads: With Distances from Place to Place. Published by J.H. Colton No. 86 Cedar St., New York, 1852. (inset) Map Of New England And Eastern New York. (inset) Map Of The United States, Central America &c. (inset) The Isthmus Of Panama Showing the Routes Of Travel Between Chagres & Panama. |
| List No |
0172.001 |
| Note |
Outline color by state, folded into dark gray modern cloth covers 15x10 with "Colton's Map Of The United States And The Canadas" in gilt. Issued separately in pocket map form, linen backed (High Ridge #108 in Cat 18), and in the Traveler's and Tourist's Guide Book (and Route Book) Through the United States of America and the Canadas. First edition was 1850 (Howes C623) by Colton, Howes says the guide is descended from J. Calvin Smith's Guide of 1846, the map is slightly larger scale than the Smith and larger in size, and it is clearly related. Another example of the Colton/Smith relationship - this Guide, the Western Guide, and the Large Map of the U.S. and the Canadas. This map is derived from the large wall map of the United States of America (see our #3960). The division between the two plates used to make this portion of the wall map is visible in Tenn. and N. Carolina. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C. |
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Colton, J.H.
United States, The Canadas
1852
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Colton, J.H. |
| Full Title |
Colton's Map Of The United States, The Canadas &c. Showing The Rail Roads, Canals & Stage Roads: With Distances from Place to Place. Published by J.H. Colton No. 86 Cedar St., New York, 1852. (inset) Map Of New England And Eastern New York. (inset) Map Of The United States, Central America &c. (inset) The Isthmus Of Panama Showing the Routes Of Travel Between Chagres & Panama. |
| List No |
0172.002 |
| Note |
Outline color by state, folded into dark gray modern cloth covers 15x10 with "Colton's Map Of The United States And The Canadas" in gilt. Issued separately in pocket map form, linen backed (High Ridge #108 in Cat 18), and in the Traveler's and Tourist's Guide Book (and Route Book) Through the United States of America and the Canadas. First edition was 1850 (Howes C623) by Colton, Howes says the guide is descended from J. Calvin Smith's Guide of 1846, the map is slightly larger scale than the Smith and larger in size, and it is clearly related. Another example of the Colton/Smith relationship - this Guide, the Western Guide, and the Large Map of the U.S. and the Canadas. This map is derived from the large wall map of the United States of America (see our #3960). The division between the two plates used to make this portion of the wall map is visible in Tenn. and N. Carolina. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C. |
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Colton, J. H.
Cover: Nebraska, Kansas.
1854
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Colton, J. H. |
| Full Title |
(Covers to) Nebraska And Kansas. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1854 by J.H. Colton ... New York. (inset) Map Of The Territory acquired from Mexico by the Gadsden Treaty, 1854. (untitled inset of U.S., Mexico, Central America). Printed by D. Mc Lellan, 26 Spruce St. N.Y. |
| List No |
3873A |
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Colton, J. H.
Nebraska And Kansas.
1854
Pocket Map
| Authors |
Colton, J. H. |
| Full Title |
Nebraska And Kansas. Published By J.H. Colton & Co. No. 172 William St. New York. Entered ... 1854 by J.H. Colton ... New York. (inset) Map Of The Territory acquired from Mexico by the Gadsden Treaty, 1854. (untitled inset of U.S., Mexico, Central America). Printed by D. Mc Lellan, 26 Spruce St. N.Y. |
| List No |
3873.001 |
| Note |
First edition, first state. First map to show the new Kansas and Nebraska, also shows the important Gadsden Purchase of the same year. This state precedes all other copies we have seen - it is an early pull from the late 1854, early 1855 Colton Map of the United States of America... wall map plate (see our #2834, indicating it appeared in middle or late 1854 - see our 1855 wall map copy #2278 for the corrected topography), with the title different from the second 1854 state, in that the letters of Nebraska and Kansas have stars in them and are open as opposed to the black letters of the second state. Also, this first state has numerous areas that are "cleaned up" in the second state: the trail that crosses the two forks of the Colorado in southern Utah near the map edge has the word "Route" on it - this is removed in the second state, the vine border is reversed from the first to the second state, Louisiana is written straight across in the first - it curves down in the second, Bucksport and San Augustine are shown in Texas along the map southern edge in the second state and not in the first, Sacket's Well and Laguna in California in the inset map are given dots for their location in the second state but not in the first. There are other changes. Streeter shows a second edition in 1855, Heaston a third edition in 1856, but both copyrighted 1855. These have various route changes and place names added when compared to the 1854. A fourth edition appeared in 1857 (see Karrow 12-0361.2 and Graff 836) with the inset of the U.S. changed to Eastern Nebraska and Kansas. Map is full color by state, folded into red cloth covers 15x9 with "Nebraska And Kansas" stamped in gilt, advertisement for Colton on inside front cover. |
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Johnson, D. Griffing, Johnso
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New Map Of The Union.
1857
Wall Map
| Authors |
Johnson, D. Griffing, Johnson, A.J. |
| Full Title |
A New Map Of The Union, With The Adjacent Islands & Countries, From Authentic Sources. Published by D.G. & A.J. Johnson, Trinity Buildings, 111 Broadway, New-York. 1857 ... Entered ... 1856 by D.G. Johnson ... New York. (inset of northwest Missouri and adjacent parts of Kansas and Nebraska). |
| List No |
0364.000 |
| Note |
With black top and bottom rollers. Full color by state or territory. Relief shown with hachures. Decorative border, scattered vignettes of steam and sailing ships, railroads, buildings, and figures. Engraving of Sutter's saw-mill, site of gold discovery in California in 1848, and illustration of a gold rocker. |
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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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Higley, Horace A.
The County Of Alameda Califo
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1857
Wall Map
| Authors |
Higley, Horace A. |
| Full Title |
Official Map Of The County Of Alameda California Surveyed and compiled by Order of the Board of Supervisors. Horace A. Higley, County Surveyor. April - 1857. Lithy. of Britton & Rey, S.F. |
| List No |
4600.000 |
| Note |
The first and earliest map of Alameda County listed by Vogdes and the second published county map of a California county, preceded only by San Francisco. The Bancroft Library catalog entry says "This is the oldest known map of Alameda County." Higley made several maps of local ranches and towns prior to making this county map. With brown top and bottom rollers and brown linen edging. With hand painted color by township. |
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Bancroft & Thayer, Hancock,
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Map Of The City Of Los Angel
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1857
Separate Map
| Authors |
Bancroft & Thayer, Hancock, Henry, Hansen, George, Ord, E.O.C. |
| Full Title |
Map Of The City Of Los Angeles Showing the Confirmed Limits Surveyed in August 1857 by Henry Hancock U.S. Dep. Sury. Plan de la Ciudad De Los Angeles. Surveyed by E.O.C. Ord, Lt. U.S.A. and Wm. R. Hutton, Assistant, August 29, 1849. Donation Lots Surveyed by H. Hancock in August and April 1853, Geo. Hanson, Asst. Published By Bancroft & Thayer, Real Estate Brokers 21 Spring St. And W.H.J. Brooks Searcher Of Records Los Angeles, Cal. A.L. Bancroft & Co. Lith. |
| List No |
5183.000 |
| Note |
This is a composite wall map incorporating the famous 1849 Ord Survey (Robinson's first Los Angeles map) and the Hancock and Hansen survey maps of 1853 and 1859. This is the first appearance of the manuscript Ord Survey as a printed map and is therefore of considerable importance. Bancroft and Thayer were real estate brokers active in the 1870's, Robinson dates the map as circa 1875 (the map is undated) based on their activities and the fact that the map "was a popular wall decoration for real estates offices in the 1870's and '80's." The Ord Survey is in the middle of the map with the Hancock and Hansen surveys surrounding it. The Ord Survey shows the original pueblo buildings, the farms around them, a small group of lots, water courses and hills. In contrast, the later Hancock and Hansen Surveys divide the lands outside the original town center into much larger rectangular lots of equal size, imposing a grid pattern on the earlier meandering lots that is both visually striking and a portent of the phenomenal growth of settlement to come. Separately, we acquired the covers for the pocket map version (without the pocket map) in which someone wrote in a contemporary hand "This cover contained the copy of the 1st map of the City of Los Angeles made in 1849 by Lt. Ord and is now framed and hanging in my office. I paid $5.00 for it." Covers are dark brown cloth 16x11 with "Published By Bancroft & Thayer, Real Estate Brokers, 21 Spring Street, And W.H.J. Brooks, Searcher of Records, Los Angeles, Cal." stamped in gilt. |
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Morse, Charles W., Gaston, S
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Our Country Present And Pros
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1859
Wall Map
| Authors |
Morse, Charles W., Gaston, Samuel N. |
| Full Title |
A New Map Of Our Country Present And Prospective. Compiled from Government Surveys and other Reliable Sources. Published by J.G. Wells, New York. Mack R. Barnitz, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1859. Entered ... 1856 by Morse & Gaston ... New York. (inset) Map Of The World On Mercators Projection By Milo Doty. 1858. |
| List No |
2252.000 |
| Note |
Copyright 1856 by Morse and Gaston. Also published by Mack R. Barnitz, Cincinnati. No topographical changes from the 1856 version, but several political changes: Oregon statehood boundary is shown, Arizona (unnamed) below New Mexico, Minnesota western boundary, and several new counties in Nebraska and Kansas. See Wells advertising circular for a listing of this map (1857). With black top and bottom rollers and blue linen edging. Full color by county in the U.S. and by state in Mexico. |
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Johnson, D. Griffing, Johnso
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Republics Of North America
1859
Wall Map
| Authors |
Johnson, D. Griffing, Johnson, A.J. |
| Full Title |
Johnson's New Illustrated & Embellished County Map Of The Republics Of North America With The Adjacent Islands & Countries, Compiled Drawn & Engraved From U. States Land & Coast Surveys, British Admiralty & other Reliable Sources. By D. Griffing Johnson, New York & Washington. 1859. Entered ... 1856 by D.G. & A.J. Johnson ... New York. Map Designed by A.J. Johnson. Engraved by D.G. Johnson, J.H. Goldthwait, W.S. Barnard, Wm. Wright, G. Rae Smith, F.H. King, James Duthie, J.L. White. (inset) Johnson's Map Of The World on Mercator's Projection ... |
| List No |
4012.000 |
| Note |
Entered in 1856 and first issued in 1857. With an inset map of the World, and views of the U.S. Capital and the Mormon Temple at Salt Lake City, tables of Distances and Statistics from the Census of 1850, and a Note and list of Authorities which reads in part "The part of this Map, between the Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean, was taken (with the consent of Capt. A.A. Humphreys) principally from a map compiled from the following authorities by Lieut. G.K. Warren, Topl Engrs...In the Office of Pacific Rail Road Surveys, War Department." The map referred to must be the 1855 edition (see our copy) of Warren's General Map for the Pacific Railroad Reports. The list of Authorities is almost identical to the list on that map. Also, the map details of the west used in Johnson's map follow the 1855 edition in scope. Karrow lists many issues of this map from 1857 to 1861, with the views varying in each issue, and with Colton taking over as publisher in 1860. See our late Colton edition of 1890 (our #5150). With black top and bottom roller. Full color by county or territory in the U.S. and by state in Central America. Edged in dark blue silk. |
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Johnson, A.J., Colton, J. H.
Republics Of North America
1860
Wall Map
| Authors |
Johnson, A.J., Colton, J. H. |
| Full Title |
Johnson's New Illustrated & Embellished County Map Of The Republics Of North America With The Adjacent Islands & Countries, Compiled Drawn & Engraved From U. States Land & Coast Surveys, British Admiralty & other Reliable Sources. Under the Direction of A.J. Johnson. Published by J.H. Colton, 172, William Street, New York, Edition For Johnson & Browning. Richmond VA. 1860. Entered ... 1860 by J.H. Colton ... New York. Map Designed by A.J. Johnson. Engraved by D.G. Johnson, J.H. Goldthwait, W.S. Barnard, Wm. Wright, G. Rae Smith, F.H. King, James Duthie, J.L. White. (inset) Map Of The World on Mercator's Projection ... |
| List No |
5811.000 |
| Note |
Entered in 1856 and first issued in 1857. With an inset map of the World, and views of the U.S. Capital and state symbols around an eagle, tables of Distances and Statistics from the Census of 1850. Compared to the 1859 edition (our 4012.000) Colona, Jefferson, and Shoshone are added as proposed states in the west, one of the only maps we have seen to show all three. Also, the imprint of Johnson and Browning, Richmond Virginia is very unusual and probably one of the last north south publishing collaborations on the eve of the Civil War. There is Note and list of Authorities which reads in part "The part of this Map, between the Mississippi River and Pacific Ocean, was taken (with the consent of Capt. A.A. Humphreys) principally from a map compiled from the following authorities by Lieut. G.K. Warren, Topl Engrs...In the Office of Pacific Rail Road Surveys, War Department." The map referred to must be the 1855 edition (see our copy) of Warren's General Map for the Pacific Railroad Reports. The list of Authorities is almost identical to the list on that map. Also, the map details of the west used in Johnson's map follow the 1855 edition in scope. Karrow lists many issues of this map from 1857 to 1861, with the views varying in each issue, and with Colton taking over as publisher in 1860, as in this copy. See our late Colton edition of 1890 (our #5150). With black top and bottom roller. Full color by county or territory in the U.S. and by state in Central America. Edged in dark blue silk. |
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Ives, J.C.
Section of Mesa Wall at Camp
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1861
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Ives, J.C. |
| Full Title |
Fig 14. Section of Mesa Wall at Camp 70. |
| List No |
0341.096 |
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