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A map of Boston Bay by Jacques Nicolas Bellin. The major towns around the bay, Chelsea to Hingham, are indicated as are the main rivers emptying into the bay. Also shown are the many islands and soundings throughout. $500
Jacques N. Bellin. "Plan de la Ville de Boston." Paris: J.N. Bellin, 1764. From Le Petit Atlas Maritime. 8 1/4 x 6. Engraving. Original hand color. Excellent condition.
Another map of Boston and Charlestown by Jacques Nicolas Bellin. This map shows the two peninsulas with Boston's and Charlestown's street plans laid out. A lettered key at the top identifies the main locations in Boston. $725
Edmund Blunt. "Boston Harbour." New York: Edmund & George W. Blunt, 1854. From the Survey of A.S. Wadsworth Esq. U.N.S. and the Chart of Des Barres. From The American Coast Pilot. 8 x 10 1/8. Engraved by W. Hooker. Very good condition.
A nice example of a sea chart from the famous American Coast Pilot. Edmund March Blunt (1770-1862) published the first edition of Captain Lawrence Furlong's American Coast Pilot in 1796, beginning his long career as a chartmaker. He continued to issue editions of this sea pilot and also produced separate charts based, at first, on the charts of others but later on his own charts and those of his sons, George William and Edmund. About 1827, Blunt retired and the firm was carried on by his sons, who continued to issue some of the best American sea charts of the period. This map shows impressive detail of Boston harbor based on Des Barres 18th century chart as updated by the U.S. Navy survey of A.S. Wadsworth. $165
"Colton's Boston and Adjacent Cities." New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1855. 14 x 11 1/4. Lithograph. Full original hand-coloring. Full margins. Excellent condition.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the center of map publishing in America moved from Philadelphia to New York. The Colton publishing firm played a large role in this shift. This map of Boston, with its fine detail, is a strong example of their successful work. The map presents the area of downtown Boston today. The major mode of transportation was the new and vibrant railroad system that was growing at the time. An attractive map as well as a worthwhile historical document. $375
"Boston." Philadelphia: O.W. Gray, 1875. 14 7/8 x 12. Lithograph. Original color. Very good condition. Denver.
A nicely detailed map of Boston from just a year before the Centennial. The map was issued by the Philadelphia firm of O.W. Gray, which began its publishing around mid-century and published regional and U.S. atlases up to the 1880s. This map shows streets, parks, docks and bridges in Boston, East Boston, Charlestown, and South Boston. Also of considerable notice are the myriad railroad lines entering the urban area from all points of the compass. Attractive and historically interesting. $225
"Boston and Adjacent Cities." Philadelphia: O.W. Gray, 1881. Detailed double-page map of Boston. 16 1/4 x 22. Lithograph with hand color. Excellent condition. $275
"Rand McNally Standard Map of Boston and Vicinity." From the Commercial Atlas of America. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co., ca. 1905. 26 x 19. Color printed cerograph. With inset map showing the "Business Portion of Boston." Large double-page map with center fold as issued. $145
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