A large and lively pictorial map presenting the ethnic and religious diversity of America’s population, filled with illustrations of the inhabitants, products, etc. of the diverse regions of the United States, described by Stephen Hornsby as “one of the most striking maps of the era.” Between the late 1930s and.....
A large, attractive map highlighting the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, known as the Burlington Route. This map presents the entire U. S. rail network, with the Burlington Route (BR) and its spurs shown in black at the center, passing through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and other states, and connecting with.....
A highly decorative and “of-the-moment” Colton map of the United States, reflecting the vast territorial acquisitions of the late 1840s and the early months of the California Gold Rush, but also revealing some of the ambiguities and tensions that would propel the country toward civil war. Published in 1849, the.....
A marvelous pictorial map of the fresh and saltwater fish found in North and Central America and the surrounding seas, with illustrations of a multitude of species, vignettes of anglers, text regarding numerous records, and four additional inset maps showing Panama, New Zealand, Tahiti, the Hawaiian Islands, and the fish.....
A fine German map depicting the newly-independent United States, including its western territories, produced by a renowned cartographer and leading map publisher, likely with the intention of promoting German immigration to America. This handsome map by the Homann Heirs is a prime example of German school cartography, capitalizing on a......
The fourth state of this captivating map of North America, from Hennepin’s Voyage Curieux, published at Leiden in 1704. The map was first appeared in 1697, in Nouvelle Decouverte d'un Tres Grand Pays, the earlier title for Voyage Curieux. The map depicts North America—showing California as an island—Central America, and.....
The first state of this early map depicting eastern North America, from the first atlas devoted exclusively to the New World. Notable as just the second map to use the name ‘Virginia’ in its title, following the White-deBry map (1590), van Wytfliet’s map is an important document of European knowledge.....
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A rare and very appealing pocket atlas consisting of fourteen maps of North and South American subjects. All of the maps included here originally appeared along with twenty-six other maps in Anthony Finley’s New General Atlas The Five Great Divisions of the Globe, which accompanied his edition of Malte-Brun’s Universal.....