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This is one of the earliest and best maps of the trans-Appalachian frontier. The map depicts the entire state of Kentucky and most of Tennessee east of the Tennessee River, as well as the very northern part of Georgia. It was issued two years after statehood for Kentucky--here shown with ten counties--and two years before Tennessee--labeled "South Western Territory," though also "Tennessee Government"--became a state. The map was drawn by John Russell of London, and it appeared in William Winterbotham's volume about the United States issued in 1795. Russell shows quite up-to-date information about the region. Not much orography is depicted, but the river system is well portrayed, especially in comparison to the John Filson map of but a decade earlier. Of particular note is the information on the myriad frontier settlements, forts, and trails. The trails, or "traces," are shown criss-crossing both Kentucky and Tennessee, and towns such as Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, "Boonsborough," "Bairds Town," Danville, Clarksville, and others are denoted. Of interest are the depictions of the planned, but never built, utopian settlements of Lystra, Ohiopionmingo, Somerset, and Franklinville. Property and political boundaries are also well shown, including a number of grants to individuals, settlement company's lands, and the North Carolina military reserve in northern Tennessee. Other information depicted includes Indian settlements, mills, fords, and salt licks. The map is neatly and clearly engraved, making its fascinating information easily accessible. Overall, this is a most desirable eighteenth century document of the trans-Appalachian region $1,650
Benjamin Tanner after Daniel Smith. "a Map of the Tennassee Government formerly Part of North Carolina from the latest Surveys. 1795." From John Reid's The American Atlas. New York: John Reid, 1796. 7 1/8 x 15 1/4. Engraving by B. Tanner. Light spot in lower left corner. Otherwise, very good condition. Wheat & Brun: 655.
An important eighteenth-century, American made map of Tennessee. This map was issued in Reid's landmark American Atlas in 1796. The map was drawn and engraved by Benjamin Tanner, who was to go on to become one of the most important American cartographers of the early nineteenth century. This map is closely copied from General Daniel Smith's map first issued in 1794, the first and best American made map of Tennessee in the eighteenth century. The area depicted extends from the mouth of the Cumberland River to Muscle Shoals, and from the headwaters of the Tennessee River to the Mississippi. The information is quite accurate and neatly presented. The most prominent features are the rivers, with some orography indicated. Drawn in and labeled are Indian tribes and towns, roads, trails, and settlements such as Nashville, "Clerksville," and Knoxville. Also included is an indication of "Ross's Ironworks" well up the Holston River. A key in the lower left includes the indication for "Wedth of Rivers in Yards." For both its considerable accuracy and its very early date, this is a wonderful American document of Tennessee history. $1,850
Daniel Smith. "A Map of The Tennassee [sic] State formerly Part of North Carolina taken Chiefly from Surveys to Genl. D. Smith & others." At top: "Engraved for Careys American Edition of Guthrie's Geography improved." Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1800. 9 3/8 x 18 7/8. Engraving by Joseph T. Scott. Some soft creases. Overall, very good condition. Wheat & Brun: 653; state III.
An important map of Tennessee, a turn of the century edition of the first American made map of the territory. The map was issued by Mathew Carey, the first American cartographic publisher, and one of the seminal figures in early American cartography. This map was originally printed to accompany Daniel Smith's book on Tennessee (1793) beginning around 1794, and was also inserted in Carey's edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved up to 1800. Carey, an Irish immigrant, established the first American specialized cartographic publishing firm. He set up an elaborate cottage system of craftsmen for engraving, printing, and coloring his maps utilizing the best independent artists directed to a common end. Carey is important, then, not only for the excellent maps he produced, but for his setting the pattern for American map publishing, to be followed by the likes of John Melish and Henry S. Tanner.
This map shows Tennessee as it was just after it became a state. Carey's map was the first map of Tennessee to be based on actual surveys, mostly the work of General Daniel Smith. Smith was one of the Virginia members on the 1779-80 Virginia-North Carolina border commission. Shortly after this he moved to Tennessee, where he spent the remainder of his life. The map contains much interesting information. Rivers, mountains, wilderness "Public Roads," and the few white settlements in the territory are shown. Also shown are towns and lands of the native Americans. The second state of the map was the first to show the first eight counties in 1796, and this third state merely adds the engraved number "41" to the upper right corner outside the neat lines. Overall, a most desirable map of Tennessee interest. $2,400
Mathew Carey. "The State of Tennessee." Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1814. 9 5/8 x 20 1/2. Engraving. Original outline color. Full margins. A few light spots on centerfold. A small replaced section in bottom right corner, far from printed surface. Otherwise, very good condition.
Published just after the War of 1812, this map is from Carey's Atlas and it is an improved depiction of the state over the Smith map Carey had used in earlier versions. It shows the state at a very early date in its development, before the great flood of settlement of the later nineteenth century and at a time when much of the state was wilderness inhabited primarily by Indians. Rivers, towns, trails and roads are shown throughout, though development is quite sparse. The state is broken into twelve counties, with about half the state given over to Cherokee Territory. An attractive and significant map. $1,500
Mathew Carey. "The State of Tennessee." Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1818. 9 5/8 x 20 1/2. Engraving. Original outline color. Full margins. Some minor spots. Some pencil marks in margins. Overall, very good condition.
Carey's map of Tennessee issued four years later than that above. $1,500
Thomas G. Bradford. "Tennessee." From A Universal Illustrated Atlas. Boston: Chares D. Strong., [1838]-1842. 11 1/4 x 14 1/4. Engraving by G.W. Boynton. Original hand color. Very good condition.
An attractive and early map of Tennessee by Thomas Bradford. This map was first issued in the 1838 edition of Bradford's atlas, and this example was published four years later. The map shows Tennessee before mid-century, and it demonstrates the social and political situation at the time. Counties are named and indicated in contrasting shades, and rivers, lakes, and towns are precisely depicted. The transportation network at the time was not well developed, and this map shows only two railroads: one in the east originating in Asheville, North Carolina, and one in the west originating in Memphis. Overall, this is a nice picture of Tennessee near the middle of the nineteenth century. $395
"A New Map of Tennessee with its Roads & Distances from place to place, along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes." Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856. 11 1/2 x 15 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. With decorative border.
Charles Desilver, one of the many publishers working in Philadelphia during the mid-nineteenth century, issued an atlas of maps based on the famous Tanner-Mitchell-Cowperthwait series. Desilver used much the same information as originally drawn in the 1840s, but updated the maps with new counties, roads, towns, and especially the transportation network of roads and railroads, always the focus of the maps from this series. This map is typical of the rather unusual and scarce Desilver atlas. The growth of roads and railroads in the state is impressive and indicative of the huge growth in the region during the middle part of the century. An attractive and fascinating Tennessee document from just before the Civil War. $250
Frank A. Gray. "Gray's New Map of Kentucky and Tennessee." Philadelphia: O.W. Gray & Son, 1881. 15 3/4 x 25 3/4. Lithograph. Original color. Very good condition.
A nicely detailed map of the states by the Philadelphia firm of O.W. Gray and Son. The firm began its publishing around mid-century and published regional and U.S. atlases up to the 1880s. The map contains excellent topographical information and good detail on the towns, counties, amd roads in the states. Of particular note is the extensive network of railroads depicted throughout. This theme is reemphasized in an inset map in the top left of an "Outline Map…Illustrating the System of Railroads." Two other inset maps are included, one with a hypsometric depiction of the states and the other showing the density of population. $150
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