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John Pinkerton, United States of America; Northern Part.  London, John Pinkerton,1810/1815. 19.7" x 27.5", outline color. Excellent condition with state boundaries outlined in bright original color. $325.00
An exquisitely detailed view of the Northeast, from Pinkerton's rare and influential "Modern Atlas". The "District of Main" is drawn with an undefined northern boundary, reflecting the continuing border dispute with Great Britain. Michigan and Ohio are named in the "Western Territory", along with the settlements of Detroit, Gallipoli and Marietta, to name a few. In northern Ohio, the "Connecticut Reserve" labels the area settled by Connecticut citizens whose homes were destroyed during the Revolutionary War. The ephemeral "Indiana" military reserve appears in Northwestern Virginia. Relief is shown by varying degrees of hachure, resulting in an outstanding, and quite accurate, depiction of the Allegheny and Appalachian Mountain ranges.
Ref: Phillips(M) p.879; Phillips(A) 724,6036. 

Mitchell, S.A., Mitchell’s Traveller’s Guide Through The United States.  Phila., Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1836/45. 18mo, embossed calf, 78pp. + large folding colored map.  Light soiling, map clean and bright with a few fold reinforcements and one very small hole, very good or better.  $550.00
A particularly nice example of Mitchell’s vastly popular series of traveler’s guides. Colored in outline with eight city plan insets.  This edition is the first to display Southern Iowa as the inset of New Orleans has been removed.

Ensign & Thayer   Map of Massachusetts, Rhode-Island & Connecticut Compiled From The Latest Authorities.  NY, Ensign & Thayer, 1850.  Linen backed wall map on rods, fully colored engraving, 26” x 34”.  Light horizontal crease, minor dampstain, small chip in upper right margin, overall very good or better.  Not in Phillips.  $600.00
Scarce and attractive engraved map of the New England states colored by township on two joined sheets.  Map is supplemented by fifteen colored inset plans including New York City, Boston, Providence and Hartford. Preceded by an edition of 1848.

Smith, John Calvin  Map Of The United States of America Showing The Rail Roads.  NY, John Calvin Smith, 1855. Lithograph, wash and outline color, 20.5" x 27", folds as issued. Lightly toned, few small spots, very good or better. $350.00
Similar to Smith maps which accompanied Colton’s mid-century Guides though slightly larger and clearly less up to date, though still well drawn. Wheat makes note to the inset of Oregon and Upper California where no mention of the Gold Region is made. Compiled by Smith for an obscure edition of Harper’s Gazetteer.
Ref: Wheat (TM) 860

Colton, J.H. The United States Of America.  NY, J.H. Colton & Co., 1855.  Lithograph, wash color, 17.5” x 27.7”,  folds as issued.  Very clean and bright, very wide margins, nearly fine or better.  $500.00
Often erroneously described as an atlas map variant, this elusive issue, first published in 1853, was in fact a predecessor of Colton’s American Atlas map.  This edition bears the wide colored ornamental border and numerous sailing ships first appearing in 1853 though now displaying the new west, including the recently formed Nebraska and Kanzas [sic] Territories which are very accurately delineated.  Very attractively colored by state and territory and printed on a large sheet off medium weight paper.  This example issued as a supplement to S.G. Goodrich’s The World as it Is, and as it Has Been, published in New York by the Colton firm.
 

Map of the Southern States, Including Rail Roads, County Towns, State Capitals, County Roads, the Southern Coast from Delaware to Texas, Showing the Harbors, Inlets, Forts and Position of Blockading Ships. 
Harper's Weekly, 1861. Uncolored woodcut, 20" x 30". Very lightly toned overall, otherwise fine. Not in Phillips or Stephenson(CW). $150.00
Interesting map of the seat of war published by Harpers in November of 1861. Decorative patriotic border with a decidedly abolitionist bias, including medallion portraits of Lincoln, Seward, Scott and McClellan. Transportation routes and major cities are shown along with locations of blockading ships. A large inset of Washington D.C. and vicinity appears in the Atlantic Ocean. Quite possibly a derivative of Colton's woodcut map of similar title published the preceding month for Leslies Illustrated.

Opperman, J., Opperman’s Latest Map Showing That Portion of McKean Co, Pa. In Front of Present Oil Developments.  Bradford, J. Opperman, 1879.  12mo, gilt embossed cloth, uncolored photo-lithograph on bank paper, 30” x 39”, manuscript additions in red.  Covers faded and a bit worn, few folds lightly toned, very good or better.  Not in Simonetti.  $825.00
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