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Henry S. Tanner. "United States of America." Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1829. Folding map: four sheets joined, dissected into 60 sections, and mounted on linen. 45 1/2 x 59 1/2. Engraving by H.S. Tanner, E.B. Dawson, W. Allen, and J. Knight. Some minor spotting and surface wear, but overall very good condition.
Accompanied by Tanner's Memoir on the Recent Surveys, Observations, and Internal Improvements in the United States…Intended to accompany his New Map of the United States. Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1829. First edition. 8tvo. 108pp, and 8 page "List of Maps, Charts and Geographical Works, Recently published, and for sale by H.S. Tanner." Covers. 3/4 leather, with some wear. Interior with scattered foxing.
A first edition of Henry Tanner's important maps of the United States, along with his fascinating Memoir, which was intended as a description of the United States to accompany the map. . Tanner considered this an important map so he issued it regularly, with updated editions to 1844. The copious detail is given with the care and precision for which Tanner is known. Towns, counties, roads, and railroads are clearly shown and named. The map extends to just east of the Rockies, and in the trans-Mississippi region Indian tribes are located and the river systems well delineated. The map has 14 inset maps of cities, as well as an inset of the tip of Florida and one of the Oregon and Mandan Districts, which takes the map to the Pacific Coast. Also included are profiles of canals and railroads, and a statistical table of the United States. With its attractive title cartouche, excellent information and impressive size and appearance, this is a superb cartographic document from Tanner. $4,500
Joseph Edmund Woerl. "Die Vereinigten Staaten Von Nord-America." Germany, 1838. Separately issued folding map; dissected into twelve sections and mounted on linen. 18 1/4 x 25 1/2. Lithograph by B. Herder. Original hand color. Paper toned throughout. Otherwise, very good condition. With original slip case with printed label.
A rare, detailed folding map of the United States by Joseph Edmund Woerl (also Wörl). Of particular note is the depiction of Texas as a republic, as well as interesting and impressive detail in what is today the western half of the United States, apparently based on Brué's 1833 map of North America and his 1834 map of Mexico. The map is quite up-to-date, showing, for instance, the new state of Arkansas (1836), though it is labeled as "Arkansas Terr." The remnant of the Arkansas Territory, essentially present-day Oklahoma, is also entitled Arkansas. Indians tribes, rivers, and some roads are indicated, and Woerl shows the Rocky Mountain ridge, which though not totally accurate, does give a good idea of its course and extent. To the west, between this ridge and the Pacific coastal lands, very little information is given, with a label indicating that this was "Oede Sand Wüste." Woerl does include the geographic error of the double Great Salt Lake, but he doesn't include the usual companion error of rivers running from these lakes to the Pacific. This separately issued map is quite scarce, though a later edition did appear within a guide by Traugott Bromme. $2,300
Carl Flemming. "Vereinigte Staaten Von Nordamerika." Germany: C. Flemming, 1853. Separately issued, folding map: dissected into 24 sections, mounted on linen. 20 5/8 x 28. Lithography by Handtke. Original outline color. A very little light spotting in lower left margin. Otherwise excellent condition. Housed in clamshell box.
Carl Flemming ran an important German publishing house in Glogau and Berlin in the middle of the nineteenth century, issuing atlases and separately issued maps like this one. The Germans were very interested in America at this period, with large numbers having emigrated to Texas in the 1840s, and more taking advantage of the opportunities of land and employment by coming to the mid-west and into the far west. This map includes great detail of rivers, towns, railroads and canals, all engraved with typical German precision and clarity. The map is particularly interesting for its depiction of the trans-Mississippi region. Shown are large territories for Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Missouri, "Minisotah," and a large Indian Territory. A fine European map of the U.S. at mid-century. $950
Theodor Ettling. "United States of North America (Eastern & Central)." London: Weekly Dispatch, ca. 1860. 38 x 35 1/2. Lithograph transfer from engraving by T. Ettling. Printed by Day & Son. Original outline color. Dissected into 24 sections and mounted on linen. Very good condition.
A British separately issued map of the United States up to the Rockies by Theodor Ettling. Ettling was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver and lithographer who worked first in Amsterdam, later moving to London where he produced maps for some of the British papers of the mid-nineteenth century. This map was published by the Weekly Dispatch, which issued an atlas in 1858 with maps by Ettling. Ettling seems to have made quite a study of North America, issuing a number of fine examples such as this large folding map. Detail is copious and precisely delineated in a typically neat British style. Roads, towns, rivers, lakes, and topographically are all accurately and clearly rendered. The map shows the United States as it was situated at the beginning of the Civil War, and its depiction of the trans-Mississippi region is particularly interesting. A large Kansas Territory and very large Nebraska Territory run up to the Rocky Mountains, with New Mexico, a tiny bit of Arizona, Utah, and Idaho shown at the western edge of the map. The detail in this region is also of considerable interest, with proposed railroad routes and Indian tribes indicated throughout. Besides its historic interest, this rare map is also decoratively very attractive, with the soft pastel outline color and hatchured topography lending it a nice visual appeal. $950
Edward Stanford. "Stanford's Map Of The United States And Territories. Together With Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and The Gulf Of St. Lawrence." Eastern sheet. London: E. Stanford, Dec. 23, 1861. 33 1/4 x 29 1/4. Lithograph. Full original hand color. Separately issued map dissected into sections and mounted on linen for folding. Very good condition.
Another excellent British Civil War related map. The Stanford cartographic firm, still in existence today, issued a two part map of the United States at the end of 1861, of which this is the eastern half. Equally detailed to the map above, but with a slightly different geographic focus. $1,250
E. Andriveau-Goujon. "Carte Générale des États-Unis et Du Mexique Comprenant L'Amérique Centrale et les Antilles." Paris: E. Andriveau-Goujon, 1865. Folding map; dissected into 21 sections and mounted on linen. 24 1/2 x 36. Lithograph. Full original color. Very good condition.
An impressive French folding map of the entire United States, coast to coast, issued just at the end of the Civil War. The rendering of the political situation in the western part of the map is, for a European map, quite up-to-date. Nevada, created as a territory out of the western part of Utah in 1861, and though the name "Utah" extends across the entire original Utah Territory, coloring and a new title have been added to indicate the new Nevada Territory. A similar thing occurs with "Dagotah" and Minnesota. The latter's name stretches across both territories even though Dakotah was created from the western part of Minnesota in 1861. Detail of rivers, orography, towns, and Indian settlements is extensive and clearly presented. $1,450
R. Baxter Blair. "New York Social Studies." Chicago: Denoyer-Geppert Co., ca. 1925. Geographer, L.P. Denoyer. Cerograph. 29 x 41 1/2. Separately issued map, dissected into 15 sections and mounted on linen for folding. Very good condition.
An early 20th century folding wall map of New York, clearly intended for school use. The main map is brightly colored, with counties, towns, highways, canals and parks boldly identified. Included are three inset maps. The "Literary Geography of New York" indicates the locations of various literary works and includes a list of the principal authors of the state. The "Education" map shows colleges and schools. The final inset shows the great New York City region with indications of colleges and literary locations. $150
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