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~ Maps Gallery ~
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A Monumental
19th Century American Thematic Map
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 C21.6
Fisher, Samuel B. Map of the First And Second Anthracite Coal Fields.
Samuel B. Fisher, Pottsville, 1836. First edition, 32 segments on
original linen with marbled outer panels, lithograph with outline color,
45” x 86”. Some toning and soiling, several folds reinforced on verso
with modern linen tape, overall nearly fine or better. Not in Phillips
Maps, Marcou or Eberstadt. $3,200.00
An extraordinary example of early 19th century regional
industrial cartography and likely the first American work of its kind in
both subject and scope. Fisher’s monumental map became the basis for many
subsequent editions through to the 20th century with three
copies of this first edition being located.
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C21.4 Melish, John Map of
Pennsylvania, Constructed from the County Surveys authorized by the STATE;
and other original Documents by John Melish. Phila., Benjamin Tanner,
1822/1826. Linen backed wall map on rods, six joined sheets, engraving
with outline color, 49” x 73”. Edges a bit ragged, few very minor losses
at top, upper right corner repaired with discrete waterstain, bright
color, very good or better overall. $9,500.00
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Highly Important & Seminal Oil Region Map - 1860 |
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 C21.21 Smith, Charles
C., Map Of The Oil District Venango, Crawford & Warren Counties
Pennsylvania. Buffalo, J.Sage & Sons, 1860. Small 4to, blind and
gilt stamped cloth, folding lithographed map, 28.5” x 44.5”. Covers fine,
map backed with Japan tissue closing a few fold separations, several light
stains along folds from early cello tape, overall very good. Not in
Phillips Maps, Streeter, Eberstadt, Graff, Simonetti, Marcou or
Hazen & Hazen. $16,500.0
Surveyed and drawn by Charles Smith of Ohio and lithographed by the
Buffalo firm of J. Sage & Sons. Map is comprised of three irregular
sections, keyed to each other, forming a strip map of Oil Creek and East
Branch Oil Creek to the confluence of the Allegheny River and executed on
a scale of 1,200 feet per inch.
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 Barnes,
R.L., Map
of Warren County Pennsylvania.
Phila.
And Warren, R.L. Barnes and R.R. Russell, 1865. 1st edition,
16mo embossed cloth, folding map, lithograph, wash and outline color,
23" x 28.5". Very clean and bright, few small fold separations,
nearly fine overall. Not in Streeter, Phillips or Simonetti. $1,000.00
The
best period map of the Warren oil district published at the time and
superior in its showing of oil wells and springs than those maps of
Colton, Root, Anthony & Co., Towsend & Dale and also the Beers,
Ellis & Soule regional atlas. Full color by township with warrant
numbers noted throughout and land ownership named though primarily along
the Allegheny River and tributaries. Nineteen oil wells and springs are
shown, several of which record company names, and are likely
representative of data compiled by Barnes and Russell in 1864. Dated
notary stamp of H.H. Shillingford, Phila., on pastedown and verso of map
indicating this copy was issued March 10th, 1865. R.L. Barnes
also issued in 1865, Oil District maps of Venango, Forest, Elk, Green and
Clarion Counties along with a General Map of the Oil Region. All are today
quite scarce.
Ref:
Stephenson(LOM) 808.
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