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H.C. Carey & I. Lea . "Illinois." Philadelphia, 1822. 12 x 8 3/4 (map); 16 1/2 x 20 3/4 (full sheet). Engraving by J. Yeager. Full hand color. A few minor spots. Very good condition.
In 1822, Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea published their American Atlas. This volume was based on Emmanuel Las Cases' Atlas Historique of 1803, with updated maps and text modified by Carey, a political economist. He considered himself an American foil to John Stuart Mill and the London economists who were proclaimers of "the gloomy science" influenced by Ricardo and Malthus. Instead of preaching overpopulation and degeneration of the human species, Carey illustrated the nations of the western hemisphere through maps that showed an expanding region with ample promise of developing into lands of great new opportunity and growth. The sheets from this atlas, which cover North America, Central America, South America and the West Indies, are comprised of an engraved map surrounded by text documenting the history, climate, population and so forth of the area depicted. The atlas is particularly known for its excellent early maps of the states and territories of the United States. Many of these maps were drawn by Fielding Lucas Jr., an important Baltimore cartographer. All of the maps show excellent and very up-to-date detail, providing fine verbal and graphic pictures of states and territories in the early 19th century.
This is a particularly early state map, showing Illinois just four years into statehood. Settlement here also came from the south, along the Ohio, Mississippi and Wabash Rivers. Between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers are shown the "Bounty Lands," while the rest of the state is pretty much devoid of information beyond the river systems, Indian towns and borders, a couple of portages, and the city of Chicago. $685
"Illinois." Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1827. 12 x 8 3/4 (map); 16 1/2 x 20 3/4 (full sheet). Engraving by J. Yeager. Full hand color. Crease along centerfold. Very good condition.
A later edition of the Carey & Lea map of Illinois, issued five years later. Here the "bounty lands" to the west of the Illinois River are now shown broken up into counties and townships. The "Indian Boundary Line" is shown to the north of this area, running from Fort Armstrong to just north of Chicago. $650
Thomas G. Bradford. "Illinois & Missouri." From A Comprehensive Atlas. Geographical, Historical & Commercial. Boston: William D. Ticknor, 1835. 10 x 7 3/4. Engraving. Original outline color. Very light spotting in margins; else, good condition.
A nice map from Boston publisher and cartographer, Thomas G. Bradford. Issued in 1835, Bradford's Atlas contained maps of the different United States and other parts of the world, based on the most up-to-date information available at the time. Towns, rivers, lakes, and some orography are depicted. Counties are named and indicated with original outline color. Because Bradford continued to update his maps as he issued them in different volumes, this political information is very interesting for historic purposes. $140
Thomas G. Bradford. "Illinois." From Samuel G. Goodrich's A General Atlas of the World. Boston: C.D. Strong, 1841. 14 1/4 x 11 3/8. Engraving by G.W. Boynton. Original hand color. Some minor spots in margins. Very good condition.
An attractive and early map of Illinois by Thomas Bradford. This map was first issued in the 1838 edition of Bradford's atlas, but this example appeared in Samuel Goodrich's atlas from 1841. The map shows the social, political and transportation situation in the state at the time. This map was issued fairly soon after the end on the Black Hawk War, when the Native Americans were essentially driven across the Mississippi and Euro-Americans poured into the fertile lands of the state. This was a period of great growth, with the matching development of transportation throughout, nicely shown on this map. Roads are indicated as is a nascent, yet burgeoning railroad network. Counties are named and indicated in contrasting shades, and rivers, lakes, and towns are precisely depicted. A nice picture of Illinois near the middle of the nineteenth century. $325
Henry S. Tanner. "A New Map of Illinois with its Proposed Canals, Roads & Distances from place to place along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes." From Tanner's Universal Atlas. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, [1841]-1844. 13 1/4 x 10 1/2. Engraving. Full original hand coloring. Very good condition.
A crisp, detailed map of Illinois by the great American cartographer, Henry Schenck Tanner. In 1816, Henry, his brother Benjamin, John Vallance and Francis Kearny formed an engraving firm in Philadelphia. Having had experience at map engraving through his work with John Melish, Tanner conceived of the idea of compiling and publishing an American Atlas, which was begun in 1819 by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.. Soon Tanner took over the project on his own, and thus began his career as cartographic publisher. The American Atlas was a huge success, and this inspired Tanner to produce his Universal Atlas, of more manageable size. This atlas contained excellent maps of each state, focusing on the transportation network, including roads, railroads and canals. All details are clearly presented, and these include towns, rivers, mountains, political boundaries and the transportation information. The maps were reissued by Carey & Hart in 1844, and then later purchased by S. Augustus Mitchell, and then Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.. It is the early Tanner/Carey & Hart editions which are the rarest and most important. This map of Illinois is a good example of this work. Each county is indicated with a contrasting pastel shade, and the state is crisscrossed with roads, railroads and canals. At the left and right are table of distances for steam boat routes from, for instance, St. Louis to Prairie du Chien. In the lower left is an inset map focusing on the lead mining region in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. A very fine example of early American cartography at its best. $300
"Map of the State of Illinois." Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait &Co., 1851. 15 3/4 x 13. Lithograph transfer from engraved plate. Original hand-coloring. Very good condition.
A strong, beautifully crafted map of Illinois 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. This map shows a state beginning to come into its own, with development throughout the state. The maps issued by Thomas, Cowperthwait &Co. are known for their depiction of transportation systems and this map is no exception. The burgeoning network of road, railroads, and canals is clearly depicted, connecting the many towns throughout this prosperous state. An excellent picture of Illinois at mid-century. $225
"Illinois." New York: J.H. Colton, 1855. 15 1/2 x 12 3/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very faint foxing in margins; else, very good condition. With inset: "Vicinity of Chicago."
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 Connecticut with its fine detail, is a strong example of their successful work. Both New York City and Long Island are shown along with a portion of Rhode Island. Not only is it informative, with it's depictions of towns, roads and railroads but it is also decorative. The counties are depicted in subtle pastel shades and the entire map is surrounded by a decorative Victorian border. $165
"The City of St. Louis Missouri/ The City of Chicago Illinois." New York: J.H. Colton, 1856. 12 3/4 x 15 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. $65.
"Johnson's Illinois." New York: Johnson & Browning, ca. 1860. 16 1/2 x 12 3/8. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. With vignette, "Court-house Chicago."
A detailed early map of Illinois by A.J. Johnson. Johnson, who published out of New York City, was one of the leading cartographic publishers in the latter half of the century, producing popular atlases, geographies and so on. This finely detailed map is an good example of Johnson's, and thus early American, cartography. Towns, roads, and other signs of progressing settlement are indicated. The clear presentation of cartographic information and the warm hand coloring make this an attractive as well as interesting historical document. $150
"Colton's Illinois." New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., 1866. 12 3/4 x 15 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. With inset: "Vicinity of Chicago." $160
"County Map of the State of Illinois." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1869. 13 3/4 x 10 3/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. With inset, "Vicinity of Springfield." $150
IMPORTANT DATES IN ILLINOIS HISTORY
| 1673. Marquette and Jolliet descend the Mississippi, return to Wisconsin via Illinois River and Lake Michigan. |
| 1763. Illinois is in area ceded by French to British after French and Indian War. |
| 1778. George Rogers Clark captures Kaskaskia and Cahokia from British. Virginia claims Illinois; cedes land to United States in 1784. |
| 1800. Indiana Territory created; includes Illinois. |
| 1809. Illinois Territory created; capital, Kaskaskia. |
| 1818. Illinois becomes 21st state, December 3; capital, Kaskaskia; governor, Shadrach Bond. Illinois's northern border fixed at 42° 30' N latitude. |
| 1820. State capital moved to Vandalia. |
| 1833. Chicago incorporated; becomes a city in 1837. |
| 1837. Springfield chosen state capital; legislature meets there in 1839. Abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy killed by proslavery mob. |
| 1839. Mormons found Nauvoo; leaders, Joseph and Hyrum Smith, killed in 1844; Mormons leave for Utah in 1846. |
| 1848. Illinois and Michigan Canal opened. |
| 1851. Illinois Central Railroad chartered. |
| 1871. Great Chicago Fire burns heart of city. |
| 1893. World's Columbian Exposition held at Chicago. |
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