New York: Asher & Adams, 1872. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.5" x 22.5". Beautiful clear map of New York with parts of surrounding states and Ontario. Delineates counties, towns, railroads, major routes, waterways and topographical details. Scattered chipping. Asher & Adams were publishers based in Washington and New York in the late 19th century. More about Asher & Adams' New York and Part of Ontario
New York: Asher & Adams, 1873. Map. Lithograph original hand coloring. Image measures 17 1/2" x 24". This large scale 1873 map depicts Ontario, Canada and it's RR systems. Districts are hand colored and railway lines are labeled. City and town names occur as well as stops along the routes. Rivers, bays, capes, islands and other topographic features are also noted throughout. Asher & Adams were publishers based in Washington and New York in the late 19th century who produced... More about Asher and Adams' Ontario
U.S. Coast Survey, 1857. Map. Framed lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 26.25" x 36.25". In beautiful archival cherry wood frame with conservation glass, measures 38.25" x 48.25" x 1". In very good condition. Sea chart showing the middle section of southern Long Island. Shows Bridgehampton, East Hampton and South Hampton. Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Over the course of the 19th century, the U.S.... More about Middle Part of the Southern Coast of Long Island
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 38.75 x 17.25". Simple nautical chart or maritime map depicts the Hudson River from Haverstraw and Croton north as far as Poughkeepsie as it was in 1861. Includes Peekskill, West Point, Newburgh, and several other towns along the Hudson. The chart notes depth soundings throughout to help navigate the waters. Harbors, creeks, lighthouses, and other topographical features are also noted. This map was issued by the U.S. Coast Survey... More about Preliminary Chart of Hudson River Sheet No. 2 From Haverstraw to Poughkeepsie New York
New York: A. Guerber & Co., 1851. View. Original color lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 22 1/8" x 32 1/2". In archival black frame. This dramatic circa 1851 view depicts New York City and Brooklyn in beautiful detail looking north from Governors Island extending out behind it toward the horizon. The bustling harbor and the piers along the west and east bank is filled with an assortment of sail and steam ships. Battery Park is beautifully depicted with Castle... More about Birds' eye view of New-York & Brooklyn
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 24". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows Astoria, Queens, from First Street to Third Avenue and from Linden Street to Broadway. Verso shows details of Newtown, Maspeth, and Woodside. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873). Frederick W. Beers (flourished... More about Astoria; Part of Long Island City Town of Newtown Queens Co. L.I
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 24". Shows some foxing. Shows tears and chips at edges, some extend beyond neat-line. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows Brooklyn from Newtown Creek to 60th Street, and from the East River to Flatbush (Ditmas Park). Verso shows details of Flatbush, Windsor Terrace, and Parkville P.O. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York... More about The City of Brooklyn
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15 1/2" x 24". This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows Sea Cliff Grove in the Glen Cove in Suffolk County. The map beautifully renders topographic features, such as swamps, harbors, and lakes, and notes streets, wards, settlements, wards, major buildings, landowners, bridges, wharves, railroads, cemeteries, etc. Shows from Main Avenue down to Hempstead Harbor. Also includes two small insets, one of a famous... More about Design Map of Sea Cliff Grove; Glen Cove, L. I
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 24" x 15.5". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Verso shows details of Bayridge, New Utrecht and Bath. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873). Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of surveyors, cartographers... More about Flatbush; Town of Flatbush Kings Co. L.I
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15 1/2" x 12". Detailed map of Greenport from in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County. The map beautifully renders topographic features, such as swamps, harbors, and lakes, and notes streets, wards, settlements, wards, major buildings, landowners, bridges, wharves, railroads, cemeteries, etc. Shows from Sterling Creek and Bridge Street down to Clark Street and includes an inset from Clark Street down to Fanning's Point... More about Greenport; Town of Southold
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 24". Shows some foxing. Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows Hunters Point, Queens, from Newtown Creek to Division Street, and from the East River to East Avenue (present-day 21st Street). Verso shows details of Winfield, Middle Village, and part of Astoria. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New... More about Hunters Point; Part of Long Island City
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 24" x 15". This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows Long Island City from Riker's Island to Newtown Creek, neighborhoods of Astoria, Bowery Bay Ward (Ditmars), Ravenswood, Dutch Kills, Hunters Point and Blissville (Sunnyside) are shown. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (1873). Verso shows details of Dutch Kills and Blissville. Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of... More about Long Island City; Queens Co
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 24". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows College Point, Flushing, Queens, from River Street and Flushing Bay to 21st Street, and from 2nd Avenue to 9th Avenue. Verso is blank with manuscript notes in pencil. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, &... More about Part of College Point; Town of Flushing Queens Co
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 23.5". Shows some small tears at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, at the convergence of Brownsville, East New York and Cypress Hills. Verso shows details of Gravesend and Fort Hamilton. Included in Beers' Atlas of Long Island, New York (New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873)... More about Portion of East New York New Lots, Kings Co. L.I.; Early Beers map of Bushwick Brooklyn!
New York: Watson & Co., 1891. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 20.25" x 30.5". This uncommon 1891 map by Frederick W. Beers covers Orange, Rockland, Putnam and Westchester Counties in New York. The map beautifully renders elevation, meadows and other topographic features and notes streets, wards, settlements, wards, major buildings, landowners, bridges, wharves, railroads, cemeteries, etc. Includes Peekskill, Fort Montgomery, Fort Clinton, Doodletown, etc. The map was included in Watson and Co.'s "Atlas of the Hudson River... More about Portion of Orange & Rockland county. Portion of Putnam & Westchester County
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 24" x 15". This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows the south part of Oyster Bay, which at the time, was part of Queens County. The map beautifully renders topographic features, such as swamps, harbors, and lakes, and notes streets, wards, settlements, wards, major buildings, landowners, bridges, wharves, railroads, cemeteries, etc. Shows from Jericho P. O. down through Mannetto Hill, Hicksville P. O., Bedelltown... More about South Part of Oyster Bay; Queens Co
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15.5" x 24". Shows some foxing. Shows some tears and chips at edges, image unaffected. Centerfold repaired. This 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers shows Southampton, Long Island. Insets show Good Ground and Canoe Place, Peonk, Union Place, and West Hampton. Verso shows details of Southampton, with an inset of Flanders. Fish oil factories are noted as well as early RR lines. Included in Beers'... More about Southampton
New York: Beers, Comstock, & Cline, 1873. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Sheet measures 15 1/2" x 23 1/2". This uncommon 1873 map by Frederick W. Beers covers Southold and Shelter Island in New York's Suffolk County. The map beautifully renders topographic features, such as rivers, harbors, and lakes, and notes streets, wards, settlements, wards, major buildings, landowners, bridges, wharves, railroads, cemeteries, etc. Shows from Franklinville and Mattituck Hills to East Marion P. O. and includes the entirety of... More about Southold and Shelter Island
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 21 7/8" x 34 7/8". Fantastic early map of New York City. Details the fortress and city walls, streets and lots. A numbered key corresponds to notable buildings such as the governor's house and the armory. Based on a manuscript map by J.B.L. Franquelin of 1693, created during the French and Indian War. The focus on military function and details evokes the threat of attack by the French on the... More about Ville de Manathe ou Nouvelle-Yorc
New York: Julius Bien & Company, 1895. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 34" x 23". Fantastic large scale double page map of northeastern New York featuring the picturesque area of the Thousand Islands and the St. Lawrence River. Shows townships, tracts, lots, major roads, waterways, geographical features and railroads. Published in "Atlas of the State of New York". A few scattered chips and tears to edges. More about Jefferson and Western St. Lawrence Counties
New York: Julius Bien & Company, 1895. Map. Color lithograph. Image measures 33.75" x 23". Fantastic large scale double page map of northwestern New York featuring Lake Ontario, the Erie Canal and the Finger Lakes. Shows counties, townships, tracts, lots, major roads, waterways, geographical features and railroads. Published in "Atlas of the State of New York". A few scattered chips and tears to edges. More about Wayne Ontario Yates and Seneca Counties
New York: Julius Bien & Co., 1895. City plan. Color lithograph. 18" x 24.25". Shows some staining and small chips at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. Albany is the capital city of New York State. Julius Bien (1826-1909) was an American lithographic printer and cartographer based in New York City. During the course of the second half of the 19th century, he produced thousands of maps for both public and private publishers. Some of his most notable commissions... More about City of Albany
New York: Julius Bien & Co., 1895. Map. Color lithograph. 24.75" x 17.75". Shows some staining and small chips at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. Julius Bien (1826-1909) was an American lithographic printer and cartographer based in New York City. During the course of the second half of the 19th century, he produced thousands of maps for both public and private publishers. Some of his most notable commissions were for the U.S. government, including many geological maps that... More about City of Buffalo
New York: Julius Bien & Co., 1895. Map. Color lithograph. 24.75" x 17.5". Shows some staining at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. Fine map of Rochester New York showing wards, parks Railroads and streets. Julius Bien (1826-1909) was an American lithographic printer and cartographer based in New York City. During the course of the second half of the 19th century, he produced thousands of maps for both public and private publishers. Some of his most notable commissions were... More about City of Rochester
New York: Julius Bien & Co., 1895. Map. Color lithograph. 24.5" x 17.5". Shows some staining and very small chips at edges, image unaffected. In very good condition. Julius Bien (1826-1909) was an American lithographic printer and cartographer based in New York City. During the course of the second half of the 19th century, he produced thousands of maps for both public and private publishers. Some of his most notable commissions were for the U.S. government, including many geological maps... More about City of Syracuse
Dear Naomi, Thank you for sending the inscribed "Run-Through" which arrived today. Ah, there is Houseman's signature as big as his talent. I appreciate your making it available!
The books arrived today, and my wife was delighted. They are in better condition than I expected... very impressive!