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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 396

India and the Punjab - first hand Sikh War Account - Humbley (W.W.W.). Journal of a Cavalry Officer; including the memorable Sikh Campaign of 1845-1846^ 1st ed 1854^ three folded engraved maps^ ownership inscription to front blank of Malcolm Thomson^ California^ 19th century prize label to front pastedown^ and bookplate of Philip Kamil to front endpaper^ near-contemporary gilt decorated red full morocco^ thick 8vo. An important account of the first Anglo-Sikh war^ an offensive launch by the East India Company to take control of the Punjab following the death of the Maharajah Ranjit Singh in 1839.

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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 399

Political & Military Events in British India from 1756 to 1849^ by Major William Hough late of the Bengal Army^ First edition^ 1853^ two vols bound in one. A most detailed account of the political situation in India and in particular covers in detail the movements in the Lahore Durbar. British relations with the Sikhs from 1809^ the Cis-Sutlej States^ forming of the new Boundary at the Sutlej^ Punjab chiefs com under British protection^ Shah Shuja^ The Gurkha War^ the Mahratta War^ the Burmese War^ Opium War^ Sindh & Gwalior^ The Conquest of the Punjab^ Battles of Moodkee^ Ferozeshah^ Aliwal and Sobraon^ British administration at Lahore^ Chillianawala and the Annexation of the Punjab.India and the Punjab - Rare Sikh Wars Book

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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 419

India and the Punjab - Maharaja Duleep Singh. Original Lithograph by J. D. Harding from the original drawing by the Honourable Charles Stewart Hardinge London^ 1847. Charles Stewart Hardinge (illustrator). This rare litho is a Plate from ""Recollections of India. Part 1. British India and the Punjab"" by James Duffield Harding^ 1847^ Lithograph measures 17"" x 13"". Showing a scene from the First Anglo Sikh War. Charles Stewart Hardinge (1822-1894)^ the eldest son of the first Viscount Hardinge^ the Governor General. This depicts the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab and son of Maharajah Ranjit Singh.

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Mullocks Specialist Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 484

India – Large rare Sikh War lithograph of the Battle of Sobraon 1848 engraved by J Harris after Henry Martens published 1848. Measures – approx 24 inches x 19 inches. The Battle of Sobraon was fought on 10 February 1846^ between the forces of the East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa Army^ the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The First Anglo-Sikh war began in late 1845^ after a combination of increasing disorder in the Sikh empire following the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839 and provocations by the British East India Company led to the Khalsa invading British territory. The British had won the first two major battles of the war through a combination of luck^ the steadfastness of British and Bengal units and equivocal conduct bordering on deliberate treachery by Tej Singh and Lal Singh^ the senior commanders of the Khalsa. Few of these lithographs of the Sikh War series were published and can be seen in institutions such as the National Army Museum

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Summers Place Auctions
Lot 526

?Dick Onians Curly Wood Unique 76cm.; 30ins high by 21cm.; 8½ins wide by 20cm.; 8ins deep Educated at Merchant Taylors School and Trinity College, Cambridge, after teaching for a number of years, he enrolled at the City & Guilds London Art School at Kennington to study carving and sculpture under William Wheeler. Dick returned to teach at the City & Guilds London Art School in 1978 and has been senior tutor in the woodcarving department since 1985. AWARDS Medal of Excellence from the City and Guilds of London Institute for teaching and first recipient of the President’s Award for a City and Guilds teacher 2003 Liveryman of Worshipful Company of Carpenters 2008 QUALIFICATIONS Associate member of the Royal British Sculptors’ Society. Certificate of Merit, City and Guilds London Art School 1966-68 PGCE London 1964 MA Cantab 1962

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Old World Auctions
Lot 6

[Lot of 2] Recueil d`Estampes Representant les Differents Evenemens de la Guerre qui a Procure l`Independance aux Etats Unis de l`Amerique [and] Precis du Traite de Paix This lot includes two decorative and finely engraved title pages from Nicolas Ponce and Francois Godefroy`s Recueil d`Estampes Representant les Differents Evenemens de la Guerre qui a Procure l`Independance aux Etats Unis de l`Amerique. The first sheet depicts scenes from 5 strategic battles with French text discussing several of the major battles in the American Revolution. The second sheet shows ten battle scenes from the Battle of Trenton in December 1776 to the victory of Comte de Grimouard, commander of the Scipion, in the West Indies in November 1782. The first sheet has light soiling and scattered foxing mostly in the blank margins. The second sheet is mostly clean and bright with a small worm track in the lower blank margin closed on verso with old paper. 6.4 W x 6.8 H 1784

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Old World Auctions
Lot 13

Orbis Terrarum Typus de Integro Multis in Locis Emendatus This handsome world map, first issued in 1590, was based on Rumold Mercator`s map of 1587. It incorporates the improvements made by Ortelius with a re-shaped South America and inclusion of the Solomon Islands. Plancius introduced new information, based on Portuguese reports, on the far-west coast of America and the western coastline of Africa. Japan is shown for the first time as one small and three larger islands, although still misshapen. It is beautifully engraved in a strapwork surround with a compass rose and armillary sphere tucked between the hemispheres. This example is the very rare second state from a Dutch Bible. Engraved by Baptista Doeticum, with Dutch text on verso. Issued folding, with excellent color and expert repairs to a few short fold separations. There is a faint damp stain in top blank margin that is not visible in image. Narrow side margins, as issued. 11.2 W x 20.1 H Plancius, Petrus 1592

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Old World Auctions
Lot 16

A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoveries & Best Observations yt have beene Made by English or Strangers This desirable and beautiful double-hemispheric world is based on William Grent`s rare, separately issued map of 1625 (Shirley #313). It is considered one of the earliest published world maps to be printed in English, and is the first atlas map to show the cartographic curiosity of California as an island, which persisted for nearly 100 years. It was also one of the first to show the settlement of New Plymouth. The coastline in North America is blank east of California and swings wildly to the west in the northern regions of Canada and Alaska. The Straits of Magellan are inaccurately shown and Tierra de Fuego is left open to the west. The Southerne Unknowne Land shows the large conjectured continent covering much of the southern hemisphere. The map is beautifully engraved and highly detailed throughout. The engraver is unknown but Shirley acknowledges it was most likely Abraham Goos. This highly decorative production is surrounded by two celestial hemispheres, figural allegorical representations of Water, Earth, Air and Fire, plus portraits of Ferdinand Magellan, Oliver vander Noort, Thomas Cavendish and Sir Francis Drake. The corners are filled with an astronomical table, an armillary sphere, and eclipses of the sun and moon. With several lengthy notes including comments on the South Pole and the Straits of Magellan, Sir Francis Drake and others. Related English text on verso is ""The generall Description of the World."" Shirley says this map was not as widely disseminated as those from contemporary Dutch cartographers and was uncommon outside the UK. Consequently its ""rarity value"" continues to increase. This example carries the imprint of Roger Rea. The map is dated 1651 but it is believed to have been published in 1665. A dark impression on watermarked paper with good margins and an expertly repaired centerfold separation that enters 3.5"" into image at bottom. There are additional professional repairs to some small tears and chips confined to blank margins with light marginal soiling. 15.8 W x 20.5 H Speed, John 1651

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Old World Auctions
Lot 21

Mappe-Monde Dressee sur les Observations de Mrs. de l`Academie Royale des Sciences et Quelques Autres et sur les Memoires les Plus RecensÂ… This handsome double hemisphere map is a corrected version of DelisleÂ’s first world map, issued in 1700. The address notation in the lower cartouche removes Delisle`s address in favor of Schenk`s imprint. In this edition new information corrects the representation of the Great Lakes, South America, and the Niger River in Africa. In keeping with Delisle`s desire for accuracy, the northwestern portion of North America is not illustrated here and there is no evidence of Antarctica. Delisle used accounts from French explorers and colonizers of the Gulf of Mexico region. He also had access to accounts from survivors of La SalleÂ’s expedition in the late 1680`s. Despite his efforts to produce highly accurate maps, this map shows New Guinea connected to Australia, and it appears that Japan is connected to the mainland (Terre de Yeco) to the north. In addition, Terre de la Compagnie appears to the northeast of Japan with a partial outline continuing in the western hemisphere accompanied by a note regarding its discovery by Dom Jean de Gama. The tracks of major explorers and their discoveries are charted in the oceans. The elegantly engraved title cartouche features female representations of the continents balanced by a ribbon-style banner advertising DelisleÂ’s upcoming book, Nouvelle Introduction a la Geographie. A nice impression with full original color, a few errant spots of color, minor soiling, and a professionally repaired centerfold separation that enters 1.5"" into image at bottom. 17.7 W x 23.3 H Delisle/Schenk, 1708

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Old World Auctions
Lot 34

Outline of the Geology of the Globe Drawn on Mercator`s Projection, this thematic map depicts the entire world with a separate hemisphere of the ""Supposed Antarctic Continent"" that locates Wilke`s Land, South Victoria, Enderby Land and Cook`s sighting of 1774. This map uses six different colors to identify various geologic types. Along the bottom are the comparative heights of mountains and volcanoes aligned with the position on the map. Hitchcock was an eminent professor of chemistry and natural history at Amherst College and was selected in 1830 to conduct a general survey of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and published the first major American geological work. Issued folding with a binding trim at right and an associated binding tear that extends 3.5"" into the image closed on verso with archival material. A few short separations have been closed on verso with archival tape and there is light toning primarily along the folds. 18.5 W x 23.3 H Hitchcock, Edward 1853

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Old World Auctions
Lot 36

Orbis Typus Universalis Iuxta Hydrographorum Traditionem Exactissime Depicta This highly desirable Ptolemaic world map is an excellent example of the evolving (yet still warped) medieval conception of the world`s geography. Fries used Waldseemuller`s 1513 edition of Ptolemy`s Geographia as the source for most of the maps in his own edition, but this is Fries` own work, and it is even more inaccurate than Waldseemuller`s rendering of the modern world. The name America appears for the first time on a Ptolemaic map and is used to identify South America, which appears with an entirely speculative western coastline. Even relatively well-known areas of the Old World become flawed in Fries` depiction. In Europe, Scotland and England are separate islands, and India is split into a double peninsula. Despite these distortions-- or because of them-- this map is much sought after. The map is bordered by a chain of banners naming the winds. This example was published in the 1535 edition and features an additional title banner that reads ""Tabu Totius Orbis."" When this banner was added, the plate developed a horizontal crack running from the middle of the right side of the map. A full sheet with very minor soiling, a printer`s crease adjacent to centerfold, and a few minute worm tracks along the centerfold, only visible when held to light. An excellent example. 13.9 W x 19 H Fries, Lorenz 1522

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Old World Auctions
Lot 39

[Lot of 2] Hemisphere Septentrional pour Voir Plus Distinctement les Terres Arctiques [and] Hemisphere Meridional pour Voir Plus Distinctement les Terres Australes This is a matching set of north and south polar hemispheres originally produced by Guillaume Delisle in 1714, here re-published by Covens and Mortier. This important map of the Northern Hemisphere is drawn with DelisleÂ’s characteristic scientific approach. This is the first map to correctly place the west coast of North America, moving it substantially east from previous mapping. California is shown as a peninsula at a time when it was often still shown as an island, even in other maps drawn by Delisle, although a dotted line still hints at the possibility of the island form. Near the northern coast of Asia is Terre de la Compagnie with a note about its discovery by Jean de Gama. Delisle based his depiction of the Northern Pacific on the voyage of Fondant in 1709.Delisle`s map depicting the Southern Hemisphere shows the tracks of the explorers and circumnavigators around the southern oceans including Magellan in 1520, Abel Tasman in 1642, and Edmund Halley in 1698-1700. The map provides very good detail, particularly of the explorations and discoveries in the South Pacific. Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania, and New Zealand are partially delineated, with Australia and New Guinea nearly attached to one another. Fine impressions with original color on watermarked paper. There are damp stains along sheet edges, far from image, and old paper repairs along centerfold in bottom blank margin on recto. 18.3 W x 18 H Delisle/Covens & Mortier, 1730

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Lot 45

[Untitled - Delphinus] This very attractive, early constellation map depicts Delphius (dolphin). The plate was included in BayerÂ’s Uranometria Omnium Asterismorun in 1603, which is considered to be the first engraved star atlas with 51 constellations depicted. This example is from a later edition with no text on verso. The stars are identified by letters; Greek for the brightest, Roman for the fainter, with the order of the alphabets corresponding to decreasing brightness of the stars. Although a similar scheme had been introduced by Piccolomini (1540), it was Bayer`s scheme that became universally accepted. Bayer based his constellation figures on the work of Jacobo de Gheyn and included stars from Ptolemy as well as the recent observations of Tycho Brahe and Keyser. The map has been professionally painted in cobalt blue and gold highlights. There is some very minor extraneous creasing, and a small worm track that just touches the border at left has been repaired with old paper. 11 W x 14.8 H Bayer, Johann 1655

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Old World Auctions
Lot 47

Planisphaerium Coeleste Secundum Restitutionem Hevelianam et Hallejanam First state of this graphic map engraved by Melchior Rein. The choice and style of constellations making up the central map are derived from Hevelius. The celestial charts are set in a background of clouds inset with seven diagrams. At bottom (from left to right) the monthly orbit of the moon, the Tychonic, Copernican, and Ptolemaic planetary hypothesis, and the relation between the annual orbit of the sun and the seasons. In the upper left corner a diagram represents day and night on the earth, with quotations from Genesis. The diagram in the upper right shows the monthly orbit and illumination of the moon. At center top is a superb engraving showing an ascending Christ surrounded by angels. Fine impression and color with two professionally repaired edge tears that just touch neatline. 19.2 W x 22 H Seutter, Matthias 1730

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Lot 57

Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio This is one of the most famous maps of America and one that had enormous influence on the future cartography of the New World. Frans Hogenberg engraved this map and it is primarily based on Gerard Mercator`s great multi-sheet world map of 1569. The map features an exaggerated breadth of the North American continent, with a lengthy St. Lawrence River reaching across the continent to nearly meet the fictitious, westward flowing Tiguas Rio. The strategically placed title cartouche hides the unknown South Pacific and therefore most of the conjectural great southern continent, which is shown attached to both New Guinea and Tierra del Fuego.This is the third of the plates that Ortelius used of the Americas, evidenced by the removal of the bulge on the southwestern coast of South America and an added cartouche in North America. Also on this plate, the Solomon Islands are noted for the first time since their discovery in 1568, and the names California, R. de los estrechos, and C. Mendocino have been added to the west coast of North America. The native name of Wingandekoa has been added to the eastern coast, originating from an unsuccessful attempt to colonize the Outer Banks by the English. Latin text on verso, published in 1603. A fine impression and color on watermarked paper with wide, original margins and a couple of insignificant spots. 14 W x 19.1 H Ortelius, Abraham 1587

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Lot 66

Carte Tres Curieuse de la Mer du Sud, Contenant des Remarques Nouvelles et Tres Utiles Non Seulement sur les Ports et Iles de Cette Mer... This spectacular wall map is richly engraved in the tradition of Dutch cartography. Although the focus of the map is the Americas, it extends to include all of the Pacific with the East Indies and Japan, and all of the Atlantic with a good deal of western Europe and Africa. The map is based on De Fer`s map of 1713 and appeared in the sixth volume, devoted to the Americas, of Chatelain`s monumental work, Atlas Historique. California is shown as an island on the second Sanson model with an indented northern coast, numerous place names, and a notation alluding to the controversy provoked by Father Kino`s map of the peninsular form. As such, this was one of the first European maps to question the myth of the island of California.The Great Lakes are well defined in North America, which is devoid of geographic detail with the exception of major rivers and a few place names, including a few missions and forts. The unknown northern reaches of the continent are cleverly hidden with notes and decorative medallions, and the northeastern US and Quebec appear quite elongated. In the South Pacific are other newly discovered lands, including the Solomon Islands positioned south of California, several partially delineated islands labeled ""land seen but unknown,"" and the incomplete coastlines of Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.Above North America are 9 medallions depicting explorers notable for their voyages to the New World, including Columbus, Vespucci, Magellan, Le Maire, Drake and Dampier. The tracks of these explorers are traced throughout the oceans along with depictions of their ships. The map is filled with vignettes enclosed in rococo borders providing a panorama of the New World and illuminating key geographical locations, the native culture, and indigenous flora and fauna. The waters throughout the southern hemisphere feature inset maps and town plans, including the Mississippi Delta, the Isthmus of Panama, the Rio de la Plata, Acapulco Bay, Mexico City, Havana, and Veracruz. The vignettes include a spectacular view of Niagara Falls with the famous depiction of a beaver colony, a scene of the cod fisheries in Newfoundland, Native Americans hunting, and the rituals of the Aztecs and Incas including human sacrifice, mining and sugar operations in South America. The insets are surrounded by images of animals and plants native to the New World, such as an opossum, a muskrat, a tobacco plant, and a pineapple.On four sheets, joined. One of the most spectacular maps of the Americas ever published. An extremely fine, dark impression and superb color with folds, as issued. There are a few faint and unobtrusive spots and minor extraneous creases. This is an exceptional example. 32.1 W x 55 H Chatelain, Henry Abraham 1719

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Old World Auctions
Lot 75

Americque Septentrionale This is a charming little map of North America with California as an island embellished with a strapwork title cartouche. California is shown with a flat northern coastline in the Briggs form. The detached coastline to the northwest of California is named Terre de Iesso, rather than reflecting Sanson`s earlier belief that it was an extension of the American continent. The R. de Nort drains into the Gulf of California from a large interior lake in the country of Les Apaches. The two western-most Great Lakes are left open-ended and Lake Erie remains unnamed. Engraved by A. d`Winter. This is the first state. A fine, early impression with a chip at top left that has been expertly repaired, with a small amount of neatline in facsimile. 7.8 W x 11 H Sanson, Nicolas 1683

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Old World Auctions
Lot 98

[Lot of 2] Map of North America in which are Delineated the Mountain System as a Unit, the Great Calcareous Plain and its DetailsÂ… [and] Map of North America Delineating the Mountain System and its Details, the Great Calcareous Plain as a UnitÂ… An uncommon set of maps drawn on the same base map. William Gilpin was the first governor of the state of Colorado and a proponent of the concept of Manifest Destiny, the transcontinental railway and a westward expansion of the United States. He had radical ideas on how America should be populated, and why, and to support his theories he did a series of maps including these two. Interestingly, they were some of the first to show economic potential for the West and to think in terms of regional resources and climates. The first map uses bold coloring to suggest related regions. The second map shows the West in a more granular view of the region. Both use concentric circles, which Gilpin used to represent the future population density with the center of population at Topeka, Kansas. Blank versos. Vibrant original color with light toning along the folds and several short fold separations and two tiny tears that have been mostly closed on verso with archival tape. Issued folding. 23.8 W x 22.3 H Gilpin, William 1873

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Old World Auctions
Lot 108

Carte du Canada Dediee a Son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur [in book] Avantures du Sr. C. le BeauÂ… This charming little map of Canada and the Northeast is bound into the first volume of Claude Le Beau`s Avantures du Sr. C. le BeauÂ…. The map covers the region from Newfoundland west to Lake Superior and south to the Carolinas. Cartographically, the Great Lakes are fully enclosed but the shorelines are quite distorted. Very little inland information is presented, especially south of the Great Lakes, but Le Beau`s tracks are shown with a dotted line in the present-day region of New York. The map is accompanied by the first volume (of two) of Le Beau`s travels in the area, which includes narratives on the customs of the Iroquois as well as encounters with beavers. Contents include title page, dedication, preface, folding map, two illustrative plates, 370 pp. of text, and a table of contents. Hardbound in full calf with gilt highlights on covers and spine. The map is near fine with faint toning along the edges of the sheet. Contents are clean and tight, the covers show some light wear, and the spine has cracking and minor chips. 6.3 W x 4 H Le Beau, Claude 1738

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Old World Auctions
Lot 110

A Map of the British and French Settlements in North America This is the first of several similar maps illustrating the French/British conflict in North America. It was issued just before the French and Indian War was officially declared and depicts, by hachure, the French encroachment into British claimed territory. Earl Granville`s Property is shown in North Carolina and extending to the western-most edge of the map, which is about the 100th Meridian. Several treaty lines are shown in addition to British and French forts and numerous Indian tribes. Decorative title cartouche and lengthy description of the history of the colonies enhance the map. Issued folding on watermarked paper with a binding trim at lower left resulting in a narrow margin as issued. 11 W x 15.3 H Lodge, John 1755

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Lot 112

Part of North America; Containing Canada, the North Parts of New England and New York; with Nova Scotia and Newfound Land. From Sr. Robert with Improvements This beautifully engraved copper plate map, after Didier Robert de Vaugondy, describes the Maritimes and New England with an inset of the Great Lakes and course of the Mississippi River. The title is enclosed in a decorative cartouche. This is the first state of this map with the notes on fishing boundaries intact. 8.1 W x 11.5 H Barrow, John (Sir) 1759

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Old World Auctions
Lot 124

The United States & the Relative Position of the Oregon & Texas This is an updated version of this interesting map, first published in 1845 when the Oregon District was in dispute between the U.S. and Britain, and Texas had just been annexed. The map shows several previous and proposed western boundaries; Line Proposed by the Convention of the 20th October 1818 (the present boundary between the U.S. and Canada), Line of the Treaty of Florida 1819, Line Proposed to Mexico by the United Sates in 1835, and Boundary of 1848 (pre-Gadsden boundary between U.S. and Mexico). There are several large territories in the west including Utah and New Mexico having been formed from the eastern part of Upper California. Nebraska Territory occupies the Great Plains and Minnesota Territory extends to the Missouri River. The Oregon Route is shown crossing the plains and the only other transcontinental road shown is unnamed and apparently follows the route of the Stevens exploration for the Pacific Railroad. An inset of Great Britain on the same scale is in the Atlantic. A clean and bright example with some minor soiling and a few spots confined to the blank margins. 14.8 W x 21.5 H Wyld, James 1852

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Lot 127

Map of the United States Exhibiting the Present Status of Knowledge Relating to the Areal Distribution of Geologic Groups This is the first published geological map of the United States by the nascent USGS. It is generally referred to as the McGee map after the compiler. The legend at lower left names and color codes twelve different geological formations. There is also very fine detail of hydrology. Vast areas of the western U.S. remain blank, reflecting the infancy and inadequacy of western geological explorations at the time, and coincidentally emphasizing the need for more congressional funding. The mapping of the King, Hayden, Powell and Wheeler surveys are evident in the West, but little else. This was Plate II in the annual report. This was the most up-to-date map at the time, but was soon to be superseded by Hitchock`s 1886 map which augmented the western states` geological detail. Issued folding. Fine impression and bright coloring with a small amount of toning along one fold and a few minor creases confined to the top blank margin. 17.3 W x 28 H U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1884

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Lot 128

Reconnaissance Map of the United States Showing the Distribution of the Geologic System So Far As Known This is the second geological map of the United States published by the USGS. The first edition uses the same base map with the title Map of the United States Exhibiting the Present Status of Knowledge Relating to the Areal Distribution of Geologic Groups. The legend names and color codes thirteen different geological types in twelve major groups. Compared to the first USGS edition this map presents new geological information in portions of California and the Pacific northwest. But the map continues to show wide areas of unmapped territory in the western U.S., thus continuing the Survey`s policy of caution in displaying areas having questionable or incomplete geological data. This approach contrasts sharply with the geological maps of academics such as C.E. Hitchcock, who prepared fully colored maps dating back to the 1870s. On this map the geography of the King, Hayden, Powell and Wheeler surveys are evident in the west. A bright and colorful example with just a hint of color offsetting. Issued folding. 17.4 W x 28 H U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 1893

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Lot 130

Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi Dressee sur un Grand Nombre de Memoires entr`autres sur ceux de Mr. le Maire This is a later edition of Delisle`s influential map of the French possession of Louisiana that drew together the cartographic work of the previous half century and had a tremendous impact on the history of cartography. When originally published in 1718, it was the first detailed map of the Gulf region and the Mississippi, and the first to show the explorations of De Soto, Cavelier, Tonty, Moscoso and Denis. The map was designed for the political purpose of invalidating the English claims west of the Appalachian Mountains and laid claim to Carolina by the French, which provoked an angry English response. The name Texas made its first appearance in print on the earlier edition of this map, with the legendary Mission de los Teijas, established in 1716. The notation of Indiens errans et anthrophages along the Gulf Coast warns of cannibals. However, it is the cartography of the Mississippi Valley for which the map is notable today. An inset of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay fills the lower right corner, titled Carte Particuliere des Embouchures de la Riviere S. Louis et de la Mobile. This is the Covens & Mortier edition, a re-engraving of the original plate, updated with the addition of New Orleans.See also lot 763 for Cumming`s excellent reference book, ""The Southeast in Early Maps,"" which discusses this map. A fine impression with original color on watermarked paper and marginal soiling. 17.2 W x 23.4 H Delisle/Covens & Mortier, 1733

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Lot 132

Partie de l`Amerique Septentrionale, qui Comprend le Cours De l`Ohio, la Nlle. Angleterre, la Nlle. York, le New Jersey, la Pensylvanie, le Maryland la Virginie, la Caroline Beautifully engraved large map of the colonies between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Atlantic with an inset at upper left that continues the main map from Cape Fear south through the Carolinas and Georgia to F. St. Georges. It is based on the seminal map by John Mitchell that was published in the same year this plate was engraved. The mapping of the trans-Allegheny and Great Lakes regions and in the interior of New England is of particular interest, for this shows some of the earliest accurate information of these regions incorporating data from the Mitchell, Evans and Fry-Jefferson maps. Also of great interest is the region known as the Forks of the Ohio (confluence of the Allegheny and Monomgahela rivers) and the location of French Fort Duquesne – the region hotly disputed during the French and Indian War. It is embellished with a large title cartouche engraved by Marie Catherine Haussard. This is the first state of the map, with ""Louisiane"" in the western frontier and borders that predate the 1763 Treaty of Paris. It was published in 1757 as part of the first edition.See also lot 763 for Cumming`s excellent reference book, ""The Southeast in Early Maps,"" which discusses this map. Fine original outline color, a sharp impression, and wide original margins. Near fine except for a couple insignificant spots. 18.8 W x 24.4 H Robert de Vaugondy, Didier 1755

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Lot 140

Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova Jansson`s influential map of the eastern coast of North America was first issued in 1636 with a less decorative title cartouche. It is derived from the less well-known 1630 map of Johannes de Laet, which is generally regarded as the source map for New England and the Northeast. It includes several very early depictions of colonial settlement including Manhattan and the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, the Nordt Rivier (Hudson) and Zuydt Rivier (Delaware), along with Massachusetts and the English colony at Plymouth. The map includes part of the Great Lakes labeled Grand Lac and Lac des Yroquois, an unnamed Lake Champlain, and a fictitious lake at the headwaters of the Delaware River. In the second state, the title was shortened, giving greater prominence to the Dutch colonies, and wildlife was added throughout the interior. It is beautifully adorned with cartouches, ships, sea monsters and compass roses. This is the third state, with Jansson`s imprint replaced by that of Valck & Schenk and the addition of dotted lines to mark the regions. A fine impression and wide, original margins with small stains in top blank margin, far from map. There is minor oxidation of the original green and yellow pigments. 15 W x 19.5 H Jansson/Valck & Schenk, 1694

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Lot 144

Nova Virginiae Tabula The early settlement of Jamestown is noted as Iamestowne, and there are a number of other place names, both English and Native American. The map was derived from Capt. John Smith`s map of 1612, which was the first to depict the bay and its tributaries with any accuracy. In the upper left corner is an engraving of the great Indian chief, Powhatan, seated on his throne and surrounded by his subjects. A Susquehanna chief is depicted on the right under the British coat-of-arms and a key cartouche. The plate was engraved by Dirck Grijp and was originally published by Jodocus Hondius Jr. in 1618. It was purchased by Willem Blaeu shortly after Hondius` death (1629) and Blaeu`s imprint replaced that of Hondius. Dutch text on verso, published between 1642-64. A nice impression with original color and wide, original margins. There are a few minor spots of printer`s ink residue, faint show-through of text on verso, and very faint damp stains confined to the bottom blank margin. 14.8 W x 18.9 H Hondius/Blaeu, 1642

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Lot 146

Virginia and Maryland This map of the eastern coast of Virginia, Maryland, and the Chesapeake Bay was based on Augustine Hermann`s map of 1673. The map labels counties, towns, water ways, Indian lands, plantations, and provides useful notations such as ""the swamp here not passable."" A key under the title identifies English plantations and Indian plantations and houses. This map was first published in John Oldmixon`s British Empire in America, and then appeared in Moll`s Atlas Minor and Thomas Salmon`s Modern History: or the Present State of All Nations. Issued folding, now pressed, with some extraneous creasing along top fold, marginal soiling, and a professionally repaired chip confined to bottom blank margin. 10.6 W x 7.9 H Moll, Herman 1729

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Map of the States of Maryland and Delaware First state of this detailed map that includes all of the Chesapeake Bay and locates Washington City. At left is an inset, ""The Western Part of Maryland"" that names the Potomack River and several mountain ridges. Counties are named and delineated. The map also shows towns, roads, topography and good watershed detail. Published by Thomas & Andrews, Boston. Issued folding with just a few small, faint spots in the image. 7.5 W x 9.5 H Denison, James 1796

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Lot 151

[Lot of 3 - Unused Civil War Envelopes] This lot consists of three uncommon Civil War era envelopes (unused). The first envelope has a finely engraved map of the District of Columbia with a portrait of Maj. Gen. McClellan. The second has a map of the Greater Washington D.C. area with an engraving of a soldier on a horse. The third envelope has a map of northern Virginia and Maryland with a portrait of Maj. Gen. Banks. A nice set of envelope maps which would be difficult to replace. Overall good condition with light soiling and toning. There is a small abrasion in the top right corner of the envelope with the portrait of Banks. 3.1 W x 5.6 H Magnus, Charles 1862

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Lot 155

[Lot of 4] Battle Monument, Baltimore [and] [Views of Washington, D.C.] A. [Lot of 2] Battle Monument, Baltimore, by W. Goodacre, Jr., from History and Topography of the United States of North America, circa 1834, (7.8 x 6.7""). This evocative engraving shows the Battle Monument on North Calvert Street in Baltimore. A man and child sit at the foot of the monument, which was erected to commemorate the Battle of Baltimore and those who died in the War of 1812 in the month of September 1814. Published by Samuel Walker and engraved by Archer & Boilly. This lot includes two copies of this print. Condition: Both prints have a few small spots within the image and marginal soiling. The one pictured in the first image has a chip out of its bottom left corner, well away from image. (A)B. Battle Monument, Baltimore, by William Henry Bartlett, from American Scenery, circa 1840 (7.4 x 5.6""). Another lovely print of the Battle Monument, which stands in the center of a bustling street scene. The stately elegance of Maximilian Godefroy`s design, from the cenotaph base up to the Roman fasces column, is prominently shown, topped with Antonio Capellano`s iconic Lady Baltimore statue. Published by George Virtue and engraved by Henry Griffiths. Condition: On a sturdy, slightly toned sheet, trimmed to the neatline at top and remargined with tissue. (B)C. [Views of Washington, DC], by H.F. Sumner, from A Book of the United States..., circa 1839 (5.4 x 8.8""). Two pages from A Book of the United States... featuring four views of government buildings in America`s capitol. At the top of the first page is the White House, here called President`s House, with a man and woman standing outside the gates. Below is the Capitol building, depicted before the dome was capped by the iconic Statue of Freedom. An engraving inside the empty chamber of the House of Representatives is at the top of the second page, with a view of the Department of State beneath. The measurement refers to the size of the individual pages. Condition: Both pages are attached to a matte measuring 12.1 x 8.9"", with each view visible through cut-out frames. Light scattered foxing in the text that does not impact the images. (B+) See description above. 1834-40

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Lot 157

Carolina [on sheet with] A Map of ye Island of Bermudos, Divided Into Its Tribes, with the Castles, Forts &c. This is the first edition of the Moll-Oldmixon map, which was derived from the important Gascoyne map of 1682. The primary map covers the coast from Cape Henry to B. St. Matheo, and shows small icons representing the numerous plantations in the vicinity of Charlestown. On the sheet at right is a map of Bermuda engraved within its own neatline, with castles and forts marked throughout the island. Moll, a Dutchman living in England since 1680, was ""the most prolific designer and publisher of maps of Carolina"" and was ""as open and effective a protagonist for British territorial claims in North America as was Delisle for the French.""See also lot 763 for Cumming`s excellent reference book, ""The Southeast in Early Maps,"" which discusses this map. A crisp impression issued folding on watermarked paper with minor soiling and a 1"" fold separation at bottom right that has been closed on verso with archival tape. 6.9 W x 10.3 H Moll, Herman 1708

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Lot 161

A Map of the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia; Comprehending the Spanish Provinces of East and West Florida... This fine map is a fascinating historical document of the United States following the Revolutionary War. It includes an early reference to the New State of Franklin in western North Carolina. The map includes a great amount of information including boundaries claimed by the various Indian Nations and trading paths on the western frontier. It shows early settlements, including a Moravian Settlement in North Carolina, and the Cumberland Settlements in present-day Tennessee. At the top of the map, in the nascent Northwest Territory, the 7 Ranges denote the first application of the Public Land Survey System. Several bounty land grants are shown including the Ohio Company, Wabash Company, New Jersey Company, Illinois Company, and the Donation Lands of the Commonwealth of Virginia. A triangular shaped plot of land in the region of present-day West Virginia is labeled Indiana. This is a second edition with the imprint of John Stockdale Jan. 25th, 1792 at bottom instead of the imprint of Amos Doolittle dated 1788.In 1785, settlers in present-day western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee organized a state government to be named in honor of Benjamin Franklin, Franklin or Frankland. Congress turned down their appeal but the state maintained a legislature and governor until 1788. This ephemeral state appeared on a small number of maps into the early part of the 19th century. The Revolutionary government of the United States used bounty land grants in their struggle for independence from Great Britain. The free lands exchanged for military service provided an effective technique for enrolling support for the war and encouraging re-enlistments. Generally the bounty lands were located on the western frontier, which provided another benefit to the government. Populating the frontier with citizens skilled in defense offered the best prospect in enticing other settlers to join them, thus eventually increasing the tax rolls. The region shown on this map as Indiana was originally granted to a Philadelphia trading company by the Iroquois Confederacy in 1768. Then in 1776 it was sold to the Indiana Land Company, but was also claimed by the State of Virginia as a part of her original charter. The resulting battle between the private land company and Virginia resulted in the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and is one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the young United States. A crisp impression issued folding, now flattened, with several fold separations and edge tears that have been archivally repaired with a minute amount of image missing. 12.5 W x 14.4 H Purcell, Joseph 1792

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[Lot of 2] Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats Unis. No. 57 [and] Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 57 (bis) A. Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats Unis. No. 57 (19.4 x 18.2""). Covers the region from northern Florida to southern North Carolina. Shows the topography of the southern Appalachians and river system and lists numerous towns and cities. Condition: An attractive example in original color with just a few small, faint spots of foxing. (A) B. Amer. Sep. Partie des Etats-Unis. No. 57 (bis) (19.4 x 19.8""). This sheet, comprised mostly of text, includes the Outer Banks of North Carolina along with an inset of Bermuda. Condition: Original color with light color offsetting and a few spots of foxing. (B+) The Atlas Universel contained 400 maps in six volumes. It was the first atlas made up of lithographed maps, and the first to present all the maps on the same scale (1: 1,641,836), with each map covering an area of approximately 20 degrees longitude (from Paris) and 6 degrees of latitude. If all the maps were joined together they would form a globe of 7.75 meters in diameter. The maps were published by subscription between 1825 and 1827, with each part containing ten maps. There was only one edition and the subscription list shows that 810 copies were sold; thus the maps are quite rare. See description above. 18.2 W x 19.4 H Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume 1825

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Lot 164

La Floride This influential map shows the Spanish and French possessions in the southern part of the United States. The map extends from the southernmost part of Virginia to the coast of what is now Texas. When first introduced by Sanson in 1657, this map was the first to use the name L. Erie in an atlas and to introduce several new rivers in Virginia. The French claims in the Carolinas are reasserted with the region named Floride Francoise, despite the region not having had any French presence for nearly 100 years. The place name Caroline is not related to the future English colony of Carolina. Instead it is a confusion between the French Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River, and Charlefort that was located near Port Royal. This is the first state as defined by Burden.See also lot 763 for Cumming`s excellent reference book, ""The Southeast in Early Maps,"" which discusses this map. A nice impression on watermarked paper, remargined with old paper on all sides. 6.9 W x 9.9 H Sanson, Nicolas 1683

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Lot 173

N.W. Territory This is the earliest printed map to show the North West Territory. It covers the region of the upper Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes, and shows the rivers and streams together with settlements, mines, and forts. Lit. Fort appears at the mouth of the Chicago River and Old Ft. Orleans appears on the Missouri River. The southern end of Lake Michigan is placed almost a full degree further north than the southern shore of Lake Erie, an error that resulted in a series of boundary disputes between Michigan and its neighbors in the 19th century. The fictitious Charlevoix-Bellin islands appear in Lake Superior. This is the second state which is geographically identical to the first, with only the addition of two small lines to strengthen the tiny circles locating the towns of Detroit, Sandusky, etc. Accompanied by three loose sheets of text containing an entry on the North West Territory. Issued folding, now flat, with light soiling. 7.3 W x 6.2 H Scott, Joseph 1800

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Lot 174

Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Arkansas Territory For this commercial atlas version of the seminal Stephen Long report map, Carey & Lea chose a single sheet format at a reduced scale with the political boundaries highlighted in color. It carries the cartouche title Map of Arkansas and Other Territories of the United States Respectfully inscribed to the Hon. J.C. Calhoun Secretary of War by S.H. Long Major T. Engineers and appears on a full folio sheet with text measuring 20.5 x 16.6"". This is one of the most important maps of the American West, which Wheat calls the ""most interesting map in this Atlas."" It covers the Missouri River Basin north to the Mandan villages and west to the Rocky Mountains. Long`s map corrected a number of geographical inaccuracies, foremost the erroneous course of the Red River. As on Long`s manuscript map the ""Highest Peak,"" James Peak, and Spanish Peaks appear and the route of his expeditions are clearly delineated. Extraneous details, including Major Long`s astronomical notations, camp site locations, and elevation profile were eliminated, and information about Arkansas and surrounding territories was added in columns framing the map at the sides. South of the Republican Fork appears the significant legend that reads ""The Great Desert is frequented by roving bands of Indians who have no fixed place of residence but roam from place to place in quest of game""; this is a change from Long`s report map, where he famously referred to the ""Great American Desert."" A note refers to ""Pawnee villages deserted in 1810,"" whereas the Long map uses the date of 1820. Salt works, Potatoe Hills, a large number of Indian villages and lands, A Broad and extensive swell of Land called by the French Coteau de Prairie, and Say`s route are located, along. Thomas Say was the expedition`s naturalist and entomologist, and is considered to be the father of American entomology. Engraved by Young & Delleker.Claims are sometimes made that this first edition (1822) Carey & Lea map preceded the publication of the Long report map based on the report`s date of 1823. However, both were actually published in 1822, making the distinction impossible to tell from date alone. Even Wheat erroneously assigns an 1823 date to the Long report map. A mystery that deserves further study. Original hand color with toning concentrated mostly along the centerfold, light offsetting, and a couple of spots in the text columns. There is a centerfold separation at bottom that does not enter the map. 14.5 W x 14.7 H Carey & Lea, 1822

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Lot 178

Map Showing the Lands Assigned to Emigrant Indians West of Arkansas & Missouri This attractive map was originally published in 1836 in the ""Report of the Dragoons under command of Colonel Henry Dodge to the Rocky Mts. during the Summer of 1835."" Because of its scarcity and importance, it was reissued in the American State Papers (ASP) circa 1860. The map covers the region of present-day Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, with the tribal lands outlined. An inset provides tabulations of the numbers of Indians and a listing of estimated acres of land assigned to these Tribes. While it shows the Santa Fe Road, the route of Col. Dodge is not depicted. The map is based on the 1836 map that was prepared by Lt. Washington Hood. Wheat calls this ""an important historical map."" It documents an ugly phase of American history during the first half of the 19th century when Indian tribes were forced to migrate to areas outside of their ancestral lands. This is an American State Papers edition. Issued folding, now flattened with light offsetting and archival repairs to a number of fold separations. 18.7 W x 17.9 H U.S. War Dept., 1860

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Lot 183

Iowa and Wisconsin Scarce, early copper engraved map that also includes today`s Minnesota. The map extends from Missouri`s northern border well into Canada and east to the middle of Lake Michigan. There are 19 named counties in Iowa including the new county of Slaughter, with Sioux and Winnebago lands to the north. Wisconsin is largely unsettled with only 18 counties names. The large inset, based on Nicollet, details the lands of the Dahcota or Sioux, Chippeways, Fox, Iowa, and Saulk Indians, and the watershed of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Early information on forts, rapids, portages, etc. Despite the 1838 date, this was published in 1841, with new counties shown. Still, this was published only three years after Iowa became a territory, and is among the first wave of maps of these territories to appear in commercial atlases. Engraved by G.W. Boynton. Toning along sheet edges. 14.3 W x 11.4 H Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel 1838

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Lot 184

Map of Minnesota Territory This well engraved map is the second map to show the newly created Minnesota Territory, and is largely based on the works of Nicollet and Pope, the latter of whom is credited with the first map of the new territory. This is Cowperthwait`s first map of the territory, showing very early county development extending in horizontal strips extending to the Missouri River. Nine counties are delineated, with Itasca, Benton, Ramsey and Washington east of the Mississippi River. Within Pembina, the northernmost region, is the large Salt Water Region. Additional counties are Mahkahta, Wahnahta, Dahkotah, and Wabashaw. Settlement is almost exclusively along the Mississippi River. Many Indian tribes are located, including the Assiniboine, Yanktonan, Chippeway, Mennomonees, Winebagoes, etc. Forts along the Missouri River include aux Cedres, Lookout, Pierre Choteau, Clarke, and Mandan (noted as the wintering place of Lewis and Clarke in 1804-05). This issue does not show the settlement of Minneapolis, which first began to appear the following year. Fancy titling and decorative borders. This detailed and interesting map documents the early stages of development of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Original color with light toning. Very narrow bottom margin, as issued. 13.3 W x 16.1 H Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850

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Lot 197

Map of the Country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean From the Latest Explorations and Surveys... [with] Memorial of the Board of Directors This large and very detailed railroad map covers from Detroit west to the Pacific, well into Canada and south to about the 39th parallel and the Great Salt Lake. It is absolutely filled with detail, including the Pony Express route, overland mail routes, Fremont`s exploration routes and dates, proposed and existing railroads, wagon roads, isothermal lines and forts. Along the top is a profile of the Northern Pacific Route across the country. The Northern Pacific had a stormy career that endured recessions, mergers, poor cost controls, etc. It was not until 1883 that it actually became a transcontinental railroad. This is a terrific and scarce map that displays an amazing amount of detail. The map is still bound into the 56 pp. octavo report which includes a section from the Chief Engineer, Edwin F. Johnson. Condition code is for the map which is clean and bright with just a few fold separations closed on verso with archival tape. The report is very good with some minor chips to the fore edge of the first few pages and the wrappers are not present. 21.8 W x 44.7 H Colton, G.W. & C.B. 1867

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Lot 199

[Lot of 4 - Fort Smith and Santa Fe Route] This historical and finely detailed set of maps covers the route of the expedition on a scale of 10 miles to the inch. The four sheets display the entire route, which initially crossed present-day Oklahoma, continued along the Canadian River to the llano Estacado in Texas` panhandle and finally into eastern New Mexico. Filled with details encountered along the way, it includes forts, rivers and creeks, topography, and many notes on wildlife, geological, emigrant roads, Indian tribes and villages, availability of water and wood. Every camp site is located and numbered. A table of distances appears on each map. One curious note just east of Albuquerque states that ""Fish with legs found in this pond."" This expedition represents the first detailed mapping of the area, and Simpson found the route to be ""superior"" and practicable for a railroad. The survey was made with a chain and compass checked by astronomical observations made with a sextant and chronometer. Simpson credits the surveys of the Canadian River and of New Mexico, made in 1845 - 46 & 47, by Lieut. T. Abert of the Topographical Engineers in the preparation of his maps. The maps were drawn by Lt. Simpson with the assistance of Mr. E.M. Kern and Mr. Champlin. Wheat notes the original drawings for these four maps are preserved in the National Archives. See Wheat Volume III for further details on the importance and accomplishments of Simpson` expedition. A. Map of Route Pursued by U.S. Troops from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, via South Side of Canadian River in the Year 1849... (19.1 x 10.9""). B. Map, No. 2. Showing a Continuation of Details of Fort Smith and Santa Fe Route from Old Fort Holmes to Mounds Near 100 1/2 Degree of Longitude (19.6 x 11.1""). C. Map, No. 3, Showing Continuation of Details of Fort Smith and Santa Fe Route, from Mounds Near 100 1/2 degree of W. Longitude to Tucumcari Creek (20.3 x 12.5""). D. Map, No. 4 Showing Continuation of Fort Smith and Santa Fe Route from Tucumcari Creek to Santa Fe (18.8 x 12.6""). Issued folding with light toning and some minor scattered foxing. Simpson, James H. (Lt. Col.) 1849

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Lot 200

[Lot of 8] [Maps of the Mexican Boundary Survey] [in report] Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States, During the First Session of the Thirty-Second CongressÂ… The process of surveying the US-Mexican Boundary was beset by politics, interdepartmental rivalries and personal conflicts from the beginning. Ultimately, the dispute between the principals (mainly Bartlett and Graham) made its way to the floor of Congress and the claims and counterclaims ended up in numerous government documents. Senate document 119 includes correspondences, reports and documents and is the source of these seven maps: A. That Part of DisturnellÂ’s Treaty Map in the Vicinity of the Rio Grande and Southern Boundary of New Mexico (11 x 8.8""). This map is centered roughly on Santa Fe and covers the area from the Arkansas River south to the 31st parallel, locating Albuquerque and Tucson. The parallels were being corrected from an incorrect position previously mapped, and this map illustrates both old and new parallels. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #719. B. Mexican Boundary, Sketch A. Referred to in Colonel GrahamÂ’s Report to the Hon: The Secretary of the Interior of August 16th 1851 (18 x 5.0""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #717. C. Mexican Boundary B, Extract from the Treaty Map of Disturnell of 1847 (15.3 x 9.0""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #718. D. No. 1 Map Exhibiting the Southern Boundary of New Mexico As Respectively Claimed by the United States and the Mexican Commissioners under the 5th Article of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (10.9 x 7.5""). E. No. 2 [from EmoryÂ’s Map] Accompanying Commissioner BartlettÂ’s Letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Dated Santa Rita Del Cobre August 8th 1851 (12 x 7.8""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #704. F. No. 1 Accompanying Commissioner BartlettÂ’s Letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Dated Santa Rita Del Cobre August 8th 1851 (6.6 x 5.8""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #703. G. No 2. DisturnelÂ’s Map Exhibiting the Error in the Rio GrandeÂ’s Position (10.7 x 8.0""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #706. 515 pp. Octavo, hardbound in full Congressional calf with maroon label and gilt title on spine. The maps are generally very good with some light to moderate toning primarily along the folds and some occasional offsetting. Text is generally clean and tight with some scattered faint foxing. The hinges are starting, the covers are worn with the back cover almost detached, and the spine is cracked and abraded. 8.9 W x 5.8 H U.S. Government, 1852

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Lot 206

Amer. Sep. Partie de l`Amerique Russe. No. 14 This attractive map depicts southern Alaska near present-day Mt. St. Elias with a large profile view at center. This map is from the Atlas Universel, the first atlas to present all the maps on the same scale (1: 1,641,836), with each map covering an area of approximately 20 degrees of longitude (from Paris) and 6 degrees of latitude. The atlas was also the first lithographic atlas ever published. There was only one edition, published in 1825-27, and the subscription list shows that 810 copies were sold. A strong impression with original color and faint scattered foxing. 18.9 W x 22 H Vandermaelen, Philippe Marie Guillaume 1825

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Lot 210

[Lot of 5] [4 Coast Charts] [with report] A Series of Charts with Sailing Directions These charts of the San Francisco Bay and associated headwaters were produced by Cadwalader Ringgold, who had a long and distinguished naval career, including commanding the Porpoise in the Wilkes Exploring Expedition from 1838-1842 where he made his first surveys of the northwest coast of America. In 1849 he returned to California where he completed the work A Series of Charts, with Sailing DirectionsÂ… that resulted in the present charts, which was precipitated by the flood of emigration to the anchorage of San Francisco and on the unexplored routes leading to the interior. Ringgold`s set of maps served as an important pilot guide to the water routes leading to the gold regions. There were a total of six maps issued with his report, of which this lot includes four: A. General Chart Embracing Surveys of the Farallones Entrance to the Bay of San Francisco..., (30.3 x 20.5"").B. Chart of the Bay of San Pablo Straits of Carquines and Part of the Bay of San Francisco California, (20.6 x 30.5"").C. Chart of Suisun & Vallejo Bays with the Confluence of the Rivers Sacramento and San Joaquin California, (30.4 x 20.4"").D. Chart of the Sacramento River from the Suisun City to the American River California, (20.4 x 30.1""). This is an uncommon issuance as the maps have never been folded. Included with the maps is Ringgold`s 44-page report. Maps are on sturdy sheets which are generally clean and bright with some areas of light to moderate scattered foxing. Report is lightly toned with a few small edge tears and creases. Ringgold, Cadwalader 1851

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Lot 212

Sketch of General Riley`s Route Through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849... This important and early map of the California Gold Rush was made from Lt. Derby`s original sketch by J. Mc. H. Hollingsworth in the office of the 10th Military Dept. It is historically important, not only for its depiction of Gen. Riley`s route, but because it names, for the first time, certain actual mining camps in the middle Sierra foothills; Mormon Island (misspelled Mormont), Coloma (mislabeled Colluma), Curtis, Sullivan`s, Corons, Jamestown, Woods, and Sonora. The entire route of the Riley party is noted, with the dates of their visits to the various camps, and covers the region from Monterrey Bay, north to Sacramento and east to the gold diggings. Issued folding, with minor soiling and a bit of offsetting. A binding trim at top left and a chip at bottom left have been replaced with paper. 20.9 W x 19.2 H Derby, George Horatio (Lt) 1849

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Lot 215

[Lot of 2] Mission of San Diego [and] San Diego from the Old Fort A. Mission of San Diego, by Charles Koppel, from Report of Explorations in California for Railroad RoutesÂ…, circa 1856, hand color (8.8 x 6.5""). This charming scene of San Diego is one of the earliest printed views of the mission. The mission was the location of San Diego`s first military post and it was occupied by the Army from 1847 to 1857. This tinted lithograph is based on the drawing by Heinrich Moellhausen for the railroad survey by Lt. R.S. Williamson. Condition: A clean and bright example. (A) B. San Diego from the Old Fort, by C.B. Graham, circa 1848, black & white (6.7 x 4.4""). Published in Emory`s Notes of Military Reconnaissance from Fort Leavenworth, Missouri, to San Diego, California.... This is an early, Mexican War period view of San Diego. Condition: Minor foxing mainly confined to the left blank margin and some creasing at bottom. (B+) See description above. 1848-56

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Los Angeles This is the first printed depiction of Los Angeles. The plaza is on the left with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background. At the right foreground on the hill is the former Mexican jail. Our Lady of the Angels church is at center. This lovely tinted lithograph was created for Robert S. Williamson`s report of his explorations in California for potential railroad routes. Attractive example with just a few tiny spots of foxing in the image. 7 W x 9.2 H Koppel, Charles 1856

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Lot 218

[Lot of 3] Improved E-Z Guide Map of Los Angeles and Surrounding Territory [and] A Map of the Business Section of Los Angeles [and] Los Angeles and VicinityÂ… This lot features three maps over a seven-year period published by the Clason Map Company including: A. Improved E-Z Guide Map of Los Angeles and Surrounding Territory, dated 1924, printed color (16.6 x 12.9""). This is an unusual and highly useful map which allows a lot of detail to be displayed on a small sheet. It includes a lettered pointer and clock-like border which enables the user to easily find a given street location. A table at left and on verso provides the street listing and location coordinates. Published by the Security Trust & Savings Bank. Condition: Issued folding. (A+) B. A Map of the Business Section of Los Angeles, dated 1926, printed color (17.8 x 11.0""). This small folding promotional map is centered on Pershing Square and covers the area from Figueroa Street to Los Angeles Street and from First Street to Twelfth Street. Numerous individual buildings are named, with red overprinting identifying the publisher, Mullen & Bluett Clothiers. The verso contains a listing of businesses on the map and advertising for the publisher. Condition: (A+) C. Los Angeles and Vicinity Including Parts of North Hollywood - Burbank - ..., dated 1931, black & white (20.6 x 22.9""). This densely filled folding map covers the area from Griffith Park south to Inglewood. It depicts roads, streets, railroads, parks and cemeteries with an extensive street index below the map. Condition: Light offsetting. (B+) See description above. Clason Map Company, 1924-31

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Map of Colorado Territory, Compiled from Government Maps & Actual Surveys This is the first official map of Colorado. It is signed in the plate ""Denver City Nov. 1st 1861. Francis M. Case Sur. Genl. Co. Ty."" The map has good detail considering this early attempt at mapping the territory. Details include watershed, mountains in hachure, and survey status shown along the plains just east of the Front Range. The towns of Denver, Colorado City (Colorado Springs), Boulder City, Golden City, Pueblo, Canon City, Breckenridge, Central City, Ft. St. Vrain are shown. Mountains named include Pike Peak, Longs Peak, Spanish Peaks, etc. The map is centered on the San Luis Valley and the parks - South, Middle and North. In the plains is the Indian Reservation divided between the Cheyennes and Arapahoes. An important map that should be in any collection of Colorado maps. Issued folding with moderate toning along the folds and numerous fold separations that have been closed on verso with archival tape. 17.8 W x 20.8 H U.S. State Surveys, 1861

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Lot 221

Map of Colorado Territory, and Northern Portion of New Mexico Showing the System of Parcs William Gilpin was the first governor of the territory of Colorado and a proponent of the concept of Manifest Destiny and of a transcontinental railway. This map is based on a similar map issued by Jacob Monk in 1865 and shows all of Colorado and part of northern New Mexico. It illustrates the continental divide and four major Parcs; North, Middle, South and San Luis [Valley]. Lesser parks are also noted, as are the status of public land surveys, military posts, mines, and towns. Locates the Denver and Rio Grande, Joseph & Denver, Kansas Pacific, Leavenworth & Denver, Union Pacific, and Denver Pacific railroads, plus a few others. A fascinating map that should be part of any Colorado collection. Printed by the J.B. Lippincott Company. Bold original color with light to moderate toning along the folds and several fold separations that have been closed on verso with archival tape resulting in minute loss of image. 20.3 W x 20.8 H Gilpin, William 1873

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Lot 228

[Lot of 2] Map of the District of Columbia Showing Areas Recommended to Be Taken as Necessary for New Parks and Park Connections ... No. D-288 [and] ...Showing Public Reservations and Possessions and Areas Recommended ... No. D-289 These two maps show the same topographical detail but are used for different purposes. The first map (D-288) shows those areas (shaded in green) that are recommended to be purchased by the District. The map also shows proposed ""elevated drives"" along the Potomac River. The second map shows the areas to which the public has access. Areas highlighted in green are park areas, and the areas in yellow are public but were not intended to be parks (Arlington Cemetery, the Naval Observatory, Washington Barracks, etc). Published by A. Hoen in Baltimore. Issued folding with a narrow left side margin due to binding trim with one tiny binding tear closed on verso with archival tape. Light toning along the folds with a few short splits at fold intersections. 26.6 W x 26.6 H U.S. Government, 1901

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Lot 232

[Untitled - Florida] This appealing cartoon map of the state comes from Berta and Elmer Hader`s Picture Book of the States, first published in 1932. The map is dense with charming and humorous illustrations that evoke the spirit of Florida: navy men near Pensacola, a native attacking a Spanish settler around St. Augustine, a woman wrestling a gator by the Everglades, an elegant lady next to a box of cigars in Tampa, and a giant orange grove in the state`s center. Several planes and gulls fly above the state, and the waters are filled with interesting sights, including a pirate ship, an old style galleon, a man being dragged behind a swordfish, and sponge divers off the coast of Tarpon Springs. A compass rose capped with a bird in lieu of a fleur-de-lis adorns the bottom left corner. The Haders are probably best known for their renowned children`s books, while Elmer was the artist behind the iconic original dust cover for Steinbeck`s The Grapes of Wrath. Some very slight wear along the sheet`s edges, else fine. 12 W x 8.8 H Harper Bros., 1932

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Lot 235

A View of the Town and Castle of St. Augustine, and the English Camp Before It June 20, 1740 This is a depiction of British General John Oglethorpe`s first unsuccessful expedition against the Spanish at St. Augustine. The bird`s-eye view depicts the Matanza River, the castle, the North and South Channel, and warships in the foreground. A lengthy key and explanatory notes fill the bottom third of map. General Oglethorpe was the founder of the American colony of Georgia, which was situated as a buffer colony between Spanish Florida and South Carolina. Size includes the key and text. Issued folding on watermarked paper with narrow margins on all sides. There is a binding tear that enters 0.5"" into the image closed on verso with archival tape. A small worm track near the center of the image has been closed on verso with old paper. 11.8 W x 6.5 H Silver, Thomas 1740

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Lot 237

A New Chart of the Sandwich Islands; Including Owhyhee, Where Captn. Cooke Was Killed on Sunday the 14th of February 1779 This uncommon chart shows the path of the Resolution and the Discovery when Captain Cook first visited the Sandwich Islands in January 1778. It also notes his second visit to the islands in February 1779, when he was killed by the natives at Kealalekua Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii (Owhyee). The islands appear with good topographical detail and a few place names, including the volcanoes Mauna Kea (Mowna Kaah) and Mauna Loa (Mowna Roa) on the main island. At around 2,000 square miles, Mauna Loa is considered to be the largest volcano on earth. Engraved by T. Woodman and H. Mutlow. Issued folding on watermarked paper with a couple of short fold separations, well away from the image. 7.9 W x 12.6 H Harrison, John 1784

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Lot 239

Historical Map of Illinois Showing Early Discoveries, Explorations, Indian Villages, Missions, Trails, Battle Fields, Forts, Block Houses, First Settlements and Mail Routes... This uncommon map of Illinois outlines the history of the state from 1670 through 1880, with an extensive table at left listing events for each decade. Key events include ""Marquette winters at Chicago"" in 1674, ""French and English War on the frontier"" in 1689, ""500 slaves brought to the Illinois country"" in 1720, and ""first statute book of laws published in Illinois"" in 1807. The map is divided by county, with dates listing the year each county was organized. Key towns (along with their settlement dates), roads, railroad lines, Indian villages, missions, and forts are also shown. The exploration routes of Marquette and Joliet (1673) and La Salle (1679-82) are depicted. A table listing the census dates for Illinois between 1810 and 1880 appears above the title, showing the population increasing from 12,282 to 3,077,871 during that time period.The map was issued with a 128-page book on the History of Illinois. Two additional maps appear in the book, showing the location of Indian tribes in Illinois in 1684 and again in 1765. Notes explaining the large folding map are also included. The book has several signatures removed to make space for the folding map, which fits nicely inside the book but is not attached.Black quarter-faux leather over black cloth boards, with gilt embossed title on front cover and spine. Map is dissected and mounted on linen. The map is good with bright, original color and light soiling along a few folds. Trimmed at top and bottom with complete loss of border, as issued. The map is separating from the linen in numerous places. The book is in very good condition, with a faint damp stain at bottom right of the first half of the text, a repaired hinge, and light wear to covers and spine. A previous owner`s stamp on title page has been covered with old paper. 42.5 W x 27.4 H Blanchard, Rufus 1883

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Lot 240

Map of the Bounty Lands in Illinois Territory According to Streeter, this seldomly seen map of Illinois Territory is the ""earliest Illinois Map."" It is also listed in Phillips A List of Maps of America as the first map under the Illinois header. The map itself covers the western portion of Illinois between the Mississippi River and the Illinois River, from just north of St. Louis to just south of Davenport, Iowa. Lake Peoria is here called Lake Peoire and the creek just to its west that flows into the Illinois River is labeled Kickaboo or Red Bud Cr. Below the map image is a printed grid with an area colored in green that corresponds to a tract in the map with the manuscript notation ""Gently rolling prairie good soil Spoon River in the SE 1/4 of this Section,"" signed by John Gardiner. Most, if not all, of these maps would have included similar notations regarding each tract of land that was being awarded. John Gardiner was the chief clerk of the General Land Office until 1821. Following the War of 1812, the GLO was tasked with surveying the frontier lands and quickly distributing them to war veterans as payment for their services. Issued folding with light toning and offsetting and a few minor spots of foxing. There are two small holes along the vertical fold with minute and insignificant loss or image: one to the left of the highlighted tract and one to the right of the fleur-de-lis. 18.6 W x 14.9 H Gardiner, John 1818

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Lot 244

[Lot of 3] Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans, sur les Manuscrits du Depot des Cartes de la Marine [and] Plan of the Front Part of the City of New Orleans, in 1818 [and] Plan of the Front Part of the City of New Orleans... These three maps are based upon the original plans by Joseph Pilie, surveyor for New Orleans, which were included in Memorial of the Mayor, Aldermen, and inhabitants of New Orleans (HR Doc. 26, 20th Congress, 1st Session). The first plan shows the entire city laid out in a grid pattern with 18 important buildings identified by a key. The latter two show the first few streets that border the Mississippi River including the custom house, water works and Market Hall. The last map also shows the improvements made to the quays and levees. A. Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans, sur les Manuscrits du Depot des Cartes de la Marine (10.7 x 7.5""). B. Plan of the Front Part of the City of New Orleans, in 1818 (22.0 x 7.3""). C. Plan of the Front Part of the City of New Orleans, Shewing the Additions, Alterations and Improvements Made on the Old Quays and Levees of the Said City... (21.9 x 7.2""). Overall very good condition with just a few spots of foxing. U.S. Government, 1860

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Lot 256

Cram`s Railroad & Township Map of Montana Rare map from the first edition of Cram`s most celebrated atlas. It covers all of Montana Territory with portions of Idaho and Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park has good detail with the major geyser basins named. In Montana eleven counties are designated: Missoula, Deer Lodge, Lewis & Clark, Jefferson, Beaver Head, Madison, Choteau, Meacher, Gallatin, Dawson, and Big Horn. The large Reserve for the Flat Head Nation is delineated, and Crow Nation Reserve is also labeled. The map locates many forts, early towns, and rivers and it shows topography in hachure. The imprint is Cram`s Western Map Depot, 66 Lake St. Chicago, Ills. There was a close relationship between the Cram and Watson firms, who also published from this address. This Lake Street address was the home to Cram`s publishing company between 1873 and 1879, thereafter moving to Wabash Avenue. The map is dated 1878, although the counties are depicted circa 1876, as Big Horn County was renamed Custer County in 1877. Original color with minor offsetting, a light damp stain along centerfold at top, and a tear that enters 1/2"" into map at bottom right. The map was completely separated along the centerfold and has been archivally repaired. There are several short tears perpendicular to the centerfold that have been closed on verso with archival tape. 16.8 W x 28.3 H Cram, George F. & Company 1878

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