New York: New York Herald, 1872. Map dimensions: 11 ¼ x 9 ½.” Newspaper sheet size: 22 x 15. A wonderfully historic map accompanying a long story in the New York Herald recounting the newspaper-sponsored search for Dr. Livingstone. The headlines for the story are memorable: “LIVINGSTONE. / Herald Special..... More
Boston. Printed and sold by Draper and Folsom, and John Mycall of Newbury. [1779]. This rather crude woodcut depicts a battle plan of General “Mad Anthony” Wayne’s daring and dramatic capture of the British fortification at Stony Point, about 30 miles up the Hudson River from New York City. The..... More
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Lomdon. Printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceased... 1711. Disbound. This Act of Parliament made it illegal to harvest trees that were "fit for masts, not being the property of any private person" in many of the North American colonies. The fine for felling such a...... More
Portland. Published by Order of the Legislature. 1820. Contemporary calf. Boards well-scuffed and with small gouged area. Significant chipping of spine leather; hinges and joints cracked. Age-toned and areas of staining throughout. An unsophisticated but appealing example of a very scarce book. 18 cm. A very scarce and early printing..... More
Greenbush, VT: Geo. White. ca. 1850. 11 1/8 x 7 1/2. In about 1810, Isaac Eddy established an engraving shop in Greenbush, Vermont. This was the beginning of an improbable yet very successful map, globe and illustrated book industry in rural Vermont over the next forty years. Eddy's best-known apprentice..... More
Baltimore: Drawn & Published by F. Lucas Jr. Engraver.: B.T. Welch & Co., [1823.]. 9 ¼ x 12 1/8.”. A wonderful example of one of the first maps of the Virgin Islands published in the United States. It appeared in Lucas’ General Atlas containing distinct maps of all the known..... More
[Copenhagen]: Em. Baerentzen & Co. lith Inst., Lithographer: A. Nay; artist: F.G. Melby. ca. 1856. Image area: 8 x 11.” Sheet size: 12 x 16 ½.”. This beautifully colored view of St. John in the then-Danish Virgin Islands features two island residents cooking al fresco at the center foreground. In..... More
[Washington, DC]: Published for the National Park and Planning Commission. 1933. About 26 x 25." This charming handkerchief map of the District of Columbia and surrounding area was designed by Maine artist Mildred Burrage. The map was sold by the National Capitol Park and Planning Commission to raise funds for..... More
