The First Set of Published Charts Focusing on California This is the fourth edition of Cadwalader Ringgold's A Series of charts, and the second to include Ringgold's San Francisco Bay surveys. The work has the distinction of being the first set of...
Fine working sea chart of the South Atlantic, showing the parts of South America and Africa in the Southern Hemisphere. Includes insets of the Falklands, Table Bay and St. Helena, along with several profile views.
Rare Early of the Bamberg Emigrant Maps Rare Bamberg published Railroad, Canal and Post Route map of the United States, published in 1852. While later versions of the map are recorded, this 1852 edition is extremely rare, especially with the...
Rare German travelers map of the United States, published in Wesel in 1852. Includes the following inset maps: Karte von Oregon, Nord-Californien und Santa Fe Eisenbahn-Strasse von Philadelphia nach Washington Eisenbahn-Strasse von New York nach...
A Rare Depiction of Deseret Detailed map of the United States, including the Mormon State of Deseret and an alternative name for Utah Territory, which is also shown newly divided from New Mexico Territory, to the south. Kiepert's map depicts "Alta...
Striking map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, hand colored by counties, from Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.'s New Universal Atlas. The map names towns, rivers, lakes, islands, etc. and shows roads with distances, railroads and other details. Large...
Interesting local map of the area around Niagara Falls. Includes the Suspension Bridge & Rochester Railroad, Vedder House, Clifton House, Fort Schlosser, Prospect House and many other details.
Interesting map of the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway, likely published either in its earliest incarnations in 1852 or at the time of its reorganization in 1856. The Buffalo, Brantford & Goderich Railway operated between 1852 and 1856,...
The Most Important Sea Chart of the Chesapeake Published In the 19th Century Scarce and highly desirable chart of the Chesapeake and Delaware Rivers by Fielding Lucas. One of the most decorative and sought after 19th Century charts of the Chesapeake,...
Detailed and interesting map of Philadelphia, includes an index of public buildings, hotels, churches (including a "Jews Synagogue") and banks. The map has been updated from the pre-1850 edition of the map, to include several new townships, etc.
Stunning large view of New Orleans and the Mississippi River, based upon a drawing by Jonathan W. Hill. An exceptional large view of New Orleans, looking across the River from the Lower Cotton Press towards the French Quarter, with commerce and...
Cowperthwait's map of Arkansas, hand colored by counties, with a chart showing the Steamboat routes and illustrating canals, railroads, and other details.
Nice example of Cowperthwait's early map of the State of Virgina, showing counties, towns, rivers, roads, mountains, lakes, Canals, etc. Profile of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at the top of the map and a schedule of steamboat routes and distances at...
Detailed map of Mexico and the Southwest. Many of the early place names in Texas still appear. Pre-Gadsden Purchase border with Mexico. Large insets of the Valley of Mexico, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Isthmus of Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Very rare 1852 edition of this large, hand-colored engraved map of Texas. The map shows a plethora of development east and south of San Antonio, Austin, and the Cross Timbers. There is no meaningful development west of this line. This is one of the...
A French European Colony In Sonora and Chihuahua To Resist US Expansionism Scarce map of the borderlands between the United States and Mexico, illustrating the colonization scheme of Frenchman Hippolyte du Pasquier de Dommartin. The map provides a...