A detailed map of the New England coast extending from Long Island in the south to New Brunswick in the north including Connecticut, Rhoade Island, Massachusetts, (with detailed depictions of Cape Cod and Nantucket), Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Maine is particularly well described and is situated close to the center of the map. Insets include “the vicinity of New Haven and Hartford, “Vicinity of Boston and Providence” and “Map of New Brunswick Nova Scotia and NewFoundland.” Includes depictions of steam ships are off the coast of Long Island and Maine, a packet ship off the coast of Long Island, a whale ship off of Martha’s Vineyard and a steam ship off of the coast of Maine headed to Liverpool.

18 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches.
Hand colored engraving.
Excellent condition.

A pretty hand colored antique map from
McNally’s System of Geography
.

The map includes depictions of the New York towns on the east and west of the Hudson River starting with Brooklyn on the south and as far north as Schenectady. Fisher’s Island is clearly depicted off of Connecticut, Little Compton, NMewport, etc in Rhode Island, and Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island in Massacjusetts. There is an inset of Boston and Vicinity.

9 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.
Hand colored lithograph.

Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea were publishers who worked on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia during the first quarter of the 19th century. They are best known for their Historical, Chronological and Geographical American Atlas published in Philadelphia in 1822.
The atlas was such a success that within a year, it was published in Europe. This map was included in an edition of the atlas published in Paris.

Rivers and canals, climate, principal ports and cities, populations of major cities, religion, manufacturing, government, listing of governors since the founding of the colony.

Unusually great detail of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the Elizabeth Islands, Duke’s Island,

22 ¼ x 26 5/8 inches.
Hand colored engraving.
Very nice condition.

A detailed large scale original antique map showing Fisher’s Island and Block Island in the south, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island to the east and the New Hampshire border to the north. There is an inset of Boston and the surrounding areas.

14 x 22 inches, sheet
Colored lithograph.
Excellent condition.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell along with his son and successor S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. were successful and prolific Philadelphia publishers. Between 1831 and 1890 general map and atlas publishing in the United States was dominated by the Mitchell family of Philadelphia and the Coltons of New York City. Mitchell’s maps were lithographed and well colored and always included a decorative floral border.  Mitchell senior was a school teacher who disdained of the quality of American geography books. Vowing to publish his own, a business was born. The information on his maps was accurate and up-to-date showing changes that were occurring with American expansion in the west. They are collected today because of their attractiveness and affordability.

Insets: Harbor and Vicinity of Boston, Harbor and Vicinity of New York.

Hand colored lithograph.
15 ¼ x 23 inches sheet.
Excellent condition.

Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800-1893) was one of the most successful publishers of atlases in the middle of the 19th century. His maps are noted for their highly legible detail concerning places names, railroads and canals and locates cities, capitals, counties and villages. This map depicts Massachusetts, with excellent portrayals of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and the North Shore as well as an inset city plan of Boston, Rhode Island, including Block Island and portions of southern Vermont and southern New Hampshire.

Hand colored lithograph.
15 ½ x 18 1/2 inches.
Very good condition with light overall patina, faint waterstain in extreme lower left bottom margin.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell along with his son and successor S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. were successful and prolific Philadelphia publishers. Between 1831 and 1890 general map and atlas publishing in the United States was dominated by the Mitchell family of Philadelphia and the Coltons of New York City. Mitchell’s maps were lithographed and well colored and always included a decorative floral border.  Mitchell senior was a school teacher who disdained of the quality of American geography books. Vowing to publish his own, a business was born. The information on his maps was accurate and up-to-date showing changes that were occurring with American expansion in the west. They are collected today because of their attractiveness and affordability.

Hand colored lithograph.
15 ¼ x 12 ¾ inches sheet.
Excellent condition.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell along with his son and successor S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. were successful and prolific Philadelphia publishers. Between 1831 and 1890 general map and atlas publishing in the United States was dominated by the Mitchell family of Philadelphia and the Coltons of New York City. Mitchell’s maps were lithographed and well colored and always included a decorative floral border.  Mitchell senior was a school teacher who disdained of the quality of American geography books. Vowing to publish his own, a business was born. The information on his maps was accurate and up-to-date showing changes that were occurring with American expansion in the west. They are collected today because of their attractiveness and affordability.

Hand colored lithograph.
15 ¼ x 12 ¾ inches sheet.
Excellent condition.

An attractive easily legible map including the locations of canals, railroads and proposed works. A table provides the population of the counties of Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex, Plymouth, Norfolk, Bristol, Barnstable, Nantucket, Dukes, Worcester, Hampshire, Hampden, Franklin and Berkshire in Massachusetts and Providence, Newport, Washington, Kent and Bristol counties in Rhode Island.  Detailed inset of Boston in lower right. Good detail of the Cape, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Island.

Hand colored lithograph.

Approximately 13 x 16 inches sheet.
Framed to museum specifications with ultraviolet filtering Plexiglas to 20 5/8 x 24 inches, overall.

This depiction of New England and part of what is now known as Nova Scotia is based upon an important 1729 map by Herman Moll known as the “Post Map”, created to show the routes of the American colonies’ centralized early postal system. Apparently, the information was still valuable when this map was published in 1746. While it does not include Moll’s detailed text describing the route and stops of the postal routes it includes much interesting geographical information – New Jersey is divided into East New Jersey and West New Jersey, Delaware is conjoined with Pennsylvania, and Lake Champlain has a distinctly archaic shape. Town and villages, Indian territories and shoals are also shown.

10 x 12 inch, sheet.
Very old repairs and additions to margins.
Nicely preserved original color.