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In the 1820's, Anthony Finley produced a series of fine atlases in the then leading American cartographic center, Philadelphia. Finley's work is a good example of the quality that American publishers were beginning to obtain. Each map is elegantly presented, with crisp and clear engraving and very attractive pastel hand shading. Finley was very concerned to depict as up-to-date information as was possible, and thus his maps present an accurate picture of the world in the early decades of the nineteenth century.
A striking map of Greece and the Balkans by John Cary. Historically cartographic dominance has followed economic and military dominance, and the period at the beginning of the nineteenth century saw Great Britain dominant in all three areas. The British maps of this period were of excellent quality, with crisp engraving and lovely hand coloring. Topographic information tended to be quite current and well presented. Of the British cartographers at this time, John Cary was amongst the most respected. $225
Thomas G. Bradford. "Greece." From A Comprehensive Atlas. Geographical, Historical & Commercial. Boston: Wm. B. Ticknor, 1835. 7 3/4 x 10. Engraving. Original outline color. Light spotting in margins. Very good condition.
A nice map from Boston publisher and cartographer, Thomas G. Bradford, issued in his Comprehensive Atlas of 1835. This atlas contained maps of the United States and other parts of the world, based on the most up-to-date information available at the time. This image of Greece is typical of the output of the firm. It shows the major political divisions, rivers, and settlements. This is a very nice example of early American cartography, showing the country at mid-century. $45
John Lothian. "Greece. The four provinces of Independent Greece." From New Edinburgh General Atlas. Edinburgh: J. Gellatly & London: Henry Washbourne, ca. 1840. 13 7/8 x 10 7/8. Engraving. Original hand color. Very good condition.
A lovely and well produced map from John Lothian's New Edinburgh General Atlas. Published jointly in London and Edinburgh, this atlas contained maps with very good detail of towns and cities, river and lakes, orography, and political divisions. In this period, the United Kingdom had established itself as the dominate economic and cartographic nation and the maps from this atlas bespeak the quality of British mapmakers. Each map is finely hand colored, making them as attractive as they are historically interesting. This map shows Greece within a decade or so of its War of Independence. $175
Maps by J. Dower. From A New General Atlas of the World. London: Henry Teesdale & Co., 1842. 15 1/2 x 13 3/8. Engravings by J. Dower. Original outline color. Very good condition.
Similar in style to the Sidney Hall map, these maps by Dower are bright and clearly presented. A Neoclassical style border finishes the maps quite appropriately.
A strong map of Greece from the mid-nineteenth century, published by Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.. This firm took over the publication of S. Augustus Mitchell's important Universal Atlas in 1850, and they continued to produce up-dated maps that were amongst the best issued in the period. An insert of Crete is included in the lower left corner. The different regions are indicated by contrasting pastel shades and a decorative border finishes the piece. $75
Maps by J.H. Colton. New York: J.H. Colton, 1855-56. 13 x 15 3/4. Lithographs. Original hand color. Very good condition, unless noted otherwise.
The J.H. Colton firm produced informative and decorative maps out of New York in the mid nineteenth century and this map of the Balkans is a fine example of their work. By 1855, Greece had gained independence, but most of the Balkans remained under Turkish control. The various regions are indicated by a varied color palette. Also included are inserts of both Candia (Crete) and the Bosphorus.
The Colton firm produced informative and decorative maps out of New York in the mid nineteenth century and this map of the Balkans is a fine example of their work. Printed two years after Great Britain ceded the island of Corfu, this map shows the most up-to-date borders of the nation of Greece. $65
Maps by Desbuisson & A.T. Chartier. From Géographie Universelle Atlas-Migeon. Paris: J. Migeon, 1881. 10 7/8 x 15. Engravings. Original hand color. Very good condition.
Two maps of Greece and the Balkans from J. Migeon's Géographie Universelle. The maps in this atlas were drawn by Desbuisson and Chartier, "Ingénieurs-Géographes," and they were reviewed by Vuillemin, a geographer who was a member of the Société de Géographie de Paris. Thus the maps contain very accurate information, precisely presented. Besides their geographic interest, the maps are quite attractive, with lovely original color and with some containing charming vignettes of the region depicted. While the French did not dominate cartographic publishing in the nineteenth century, as they had done in previous eras, the quality of these images shows that they continued to issue very fine maps. An interesting note is although Thessaly and Epirus are still represented as part of "Torquie D"Europe, the regions stage an uprising against Turkey in 1878 and by the year of publication were acquired by Greece.
A precisely detailed double map from the Philadelphia publishing firm of William M. Bradley & Bro. While Philadelphia was no longer the main center of cartographic publishing in North America by the late nineteenth century, many fine maps were still produced there, as is evidenced by this map. The top section is "Turkey in Europe" and Greece fills the bottom half. Inserts of the northern part of Romania and the islands of Crete, Corfu, Paxo, Cerigo, Anaphi, and Amorgos are also included. $50
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