New York: Asher & Adams, 1872. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 22 1/4" Lovely map of New York City, Long Island, and the New York counties of Westchester, Rockland, & Putnam. A time indicator shows the times of various New York cities when it is noon in Albany. Published before standard time zones were widely adopted in the US, this index shows the subtle time differences from place to place. Counties, major towns and cities..... More

New York: Williams & Stevens, 1852. Lithograph, in antique frame, 26 3/4 x 34 3/4 inches. This dream like bird's eye view depicts New York City and Brooklyn in the mid 19th century. The perspective of Union Square, looking south from Union Square Park is unusual. Ships dot the rivers and the docks burst with activity. Bachmann has prominently featured the oval-shaped Union Square Park in the foreground, which had opened in 1839. Fashionable dwellings eventually circled the perimeter of..... More

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

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

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

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

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

Boston: T.G. Bradford, 1846. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" Beautiful map of New York City showing Manhattan up to 52nd St. Shows wards, streets, parks, forts, railroads, and other landmarks. Includes part of Brooklyn. First published in 1938, this edition has been corrected to 1846. An interesting feature of this map is the sprawling country estate occupying the current neighborhood of Murray Hill. Known as Inclenberg in colonial New York, the area..... More

Boston: T.G. Bradford, 1835. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 7 3/4" x 10 1/8" Beautiful map of New York State divided by county, from the first edition of Bradford's "A Comprehensive Atlas". Cities, towns, major routes, rivers, railroads, and canals are labeled. In very good condition, with very faint scattered foxing and minor wear to margins not affecting the image. Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American..... More

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. 11 1/8 x 16 1/4 inches This ward map of Manhattan shows the area from E. 53rd Street to E. 47th Street, - on the recto, from Fifth Avenue to Third Ave. On the verso, it depicts from Seventh Ave to Fifth Ave. Notable points on the map include St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saks Department Store, Ward maps were used by fire insurance companies to determine the potential hazards of particular buildings. Color-coding indicates..... More

New York: 1829. Map. Engraving with original hand outline color. Image measures 22 x 18 1/4 inches. Some chips to margins and repairs to left centerfold but otherwise in good condition. This 1829 map depicts Essex County in the high peaks region of the Adirondacks, divided into 17 towns in full, vivid color. Lake Champlain forms the right border of the region, and Lake Placid, yet unnamed, appears in the upper left. The map denotes major routes, waterways, and topographical..... More

New York: David H. Burr, 1829. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand-coloring. Image measures 12 x 17 1/2". This map depicts Saratoga County in eastern New York, divided into 18 towns outlined in vivid color. The county is bordered by the Hudson River in the east and the Mohawk River in the south. Saratoga Springs is identified. The map denotes major routes, waterways, and topographical details, and icons label villages, flouring mills, factories, forges, saw mills, and churches. This..... More

New York: David H. Burr, 1829. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand-coloring. Image measures 18" x 19 3/4", sheet measures 22" x 31 1/2" This map depicts Ulster County in eastern New York, divided into 15 towns outlined in vivid color. The map denotes major routes, rivers and creeks, and other topographical details. Prominent landowners, villages, churches, orchards, glass works, and other points of interest are labeled. The Delaware and Hudson Canal runs alongside Rondout Kill, and the Hudson..... More