(CANADA EAST -- Map)

Canada East Formerly Lower Canada

Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, 1856. 17¼" X 13 3/4" (image 15½" X 12¼"). Hand colored. Very good. Light foxing and age toning. Quite clean and lovely example, with sharp decorative border and large inset at lower right showing "Novia Scotia New Brunswick &c. .

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N° du livre: 28013

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Mots-clés: CANADA EAST

(CANADA WEST -- Map)

Canada West Formerly Upper Canada

Philadelphia, Charles Desilver, 1856. 17¼" X 13 3/4" (image 15 3/4" X 12½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning and light bit of foxing. Clean and attractive, this sharp example features a nice decorative border and insets at lower right of "Vicinity of The Falls of Niagara" and (smaller) "The City of Toronto and Its Environs. .

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N° du livre: 28014

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Mots-clés: CANADA WEST

(CENTRAL AMERICA -- Map)

Central America

New York, J.H. Colton & Co, 1855. 16½" X 13½" (image 15" X 11 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning; minor discoloration along edges (not touching image). Nicely colored example, featuring three insets at lower left showing "Isthmus of Panama," "Harbor of San Juan de Nicaragua" and "The 'Nicaragua Route'" and two at center right showing "Aspinwall City" and "City of Panama. .

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N° du livre: 28015

Catalogue: Maps

Mots-clés: CENTRAL AMERICA

(CIVIL WAR / MAP)

Commemorative Map: Campaigns of the CIVIL War -- Centennial Edition

Maplewood, NJ, C.S. Hammond & Co, 1963. Small 4to (folded, as issued) -- opens to 38" x 26". Heavy glossy stock. Near fine. Superb, bright map from this American map producer -- other than original folds (none weakened), as pristine as it gets. An appealing, information-packed, full color map of the eastern third of the U.S. featuring pictorial representations of the major battles and accompanying texts, color arrows highlighting major troop movements, etc. -- and about the border portraits of the major Union and Confederate generals, the major flags for each side, etc. At lower right it's noted "Published in co-operation with the Civil War Centennial Commission" and bearing the printed signature of that august organization's executive director, Karl S. Betts. Interestingly, accompanying this map is a Typed Letter Signed from Betts, 1p, 8" X 11", Washington, DC, 2 June 1960. Addressed to Arnold Gates (1914-93), noted Lincoln/Civil War scholar. Near fine. On "Civil War Centennial Commission" letterhead, Betts notes he looks forward to a meeting with Gates and others -- probably regarding the New York Civil War Round Table of which Gates was officer. Signed simply "Karl" in blue ballpoint. KARL S. BETTS (1892-1962) was a noted Maryland public relations executive and the influential first president of this commemorative organization. .

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N° du livre: 42999

Catalogue: Maps

(ILLINOIS -- Map)

County & Township Map of the State of Illinois

Mitchell. [Philadelphia]: Mitchell's, 1880. 15¼" X 24" (image 14¼" X 21¼"). Hand colored. Decorative border. Inset map of the vicinity of Springfield. Near fine. .

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N° du livre: 28023

Catalogue: Maps

Mots-clés: ILLINOIS

(MID-ATLANTIC -- Map)

County Map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning. Lovely, brightly colored map of these four Mid-Atlantic states, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at lower left shows Philadelphia and inset at lower right shows "City of Baltimore." Superbly colored, with bold decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45855

Catalogue: Maps

(ILLINOIS -- Map)

County Map of the State of Illinois

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1861. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10 3/4" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning only. Quite handsome example of this richly-colored multi-state map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." At lower left is a large "Plan of Chicago" vignette featuring a detailed map of that city in its Civil War-era appearance. Bold decorative floral border. Accompanied by the original title page (only) of this volume. .

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N° du livre: 45498

Catalogue: Maps

(NOVA SCOTIA -- NEW BRUNSWICK -- CAPE BRETON -- PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND -- Map)

County Map of Nova Scotia New Brunswick Cape Breton Id. And Pr. Edward's Id

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1861. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10½" X 13½"). Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning only. Attractive example of this superbly-colored multi-province Canadian map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Small vignette map at lower right depicts "City and Harbor of Halifax. .

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N° du livre: 45500

Catalogue: Maps

(MAINE -- Map)

County Map of the State of Maine

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 10½" X 15½"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning only. Charming hand-colored map of Maine, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at lower right features "Portland Har. and Vicinity." A lovely example, well colored and with handsome decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45834

Catalogue: Maps

(MASSACHUSETTS -- CONNECTICUT -- RHODE ISLAND -- Map)

County Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1862. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 14" X 11½"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning only. Handsome example of this tri-state county map, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Sharp, bright coloring and with handsome decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45836

Catalogue: Maps

(MICHIGAN -- WISCONSIN -- Map)

County Map of Michigan and Wisconsin

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1863. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13 3/4" X 11 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Faint age toning. A bright and sharp map of these two side-by-side Midwest states, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." A lovely example, delicately colored and featuring bold decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45849

Catalogue: Maps

(OHIO -- INDIANA -- Map)

County Map of Ohio and Indiana

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1864. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 14" X 11½"). Hand colored. Very good. Some age toning. Extensively colored map of these two side-by-side Midwest states, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." A very full-colored example of these many-countied states, with bold decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45850

Catalogue: Maps

(TEXAS -- Map)

County Map of Texas

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Light age toning. Nicely, boldly colored map of this oversize state, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Inset at lower left shows "Galveston Bay and Vicinity," and the large Native American turf "Young Territory" and "Bexar Territory" are properly outlined. Attractively colored, with bold decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45851

Catalogue: Maps

(GEORGIA -- ALABAMA -- Map)

County Map of Georgia and Alabama

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning. Nicely, boldly colored map of these two side-by-side southern states, from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Attractively colored, with bold decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45852

Catalogue: Maps

(KENTUCKY -- TENNESSEE -- Map)

County Map of Kentucky, and Tennessee

New York, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. 1860. Folio (15¼" X 12¼", image area 13¼" X 10 3/4"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning. A nicely, handsomely colored map of these two side-by-side southern states (with small bits of no fewer than ten surrounding states also visible), from the 1864 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans of Cities, Etc." Attractively colored, with bold decorative border. .

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N° du livre: 45853

Catalogue: Maps