W. W. Mather, 1842. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Unusual map of the Harlem Railroad tunnel showing 2 views of 200 yards of track. From Geology of New York by William Mather. Diagram explains diluvial loam and granite deposits. William William Mather (1804 - 1859) was an American geologist from Brooklyn Connecticut. He was admitted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1823 where his interest in chemistry and mineralogy led him the become the Assistant Professor of..... More

New York: Metropolitan Transit Authority, 1983. Color lithograph. 28 x 23 inches. Intended for display inside subway cars, this rarity was the official map of the New York City subway system from 1979 to Spring of 2025. The map is the 1983 edition and was designed Michael Hertz Associates under the direction of John Tauranac. John Tauranac was chair of the MTA Subway Map Committee, which experimented with various designs for a new map beginning in the summer of 1977..... More

Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell Jr., 1864. Map. Hand colored engraving. Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell Jr., 1864. Image measures 13" x 10 1/2" This first edition map published in 1860 shows the lower portion of Manhattan, south of 45th St. Parts of Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Jersey City, Hoboken, and Downtown Brooklyn can be seen, as well as Governor's Island and Ellis Island. Ferry lines are shown as well as railroads, parks, hospitals, and important civic buildings. This map was included as Plate 19..... More

Philadelphia: S.A. Mitchell Jr., 1875. Map. Lithograph. Image measures 13 1/2" x 21" Detailed antique map of New York City with an inset of the Northern Portion of New York City and County at lower right. Includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens, Wards Island, Blackwell's Island, Governors and Ellis Islands, and part of Jersey City and Hoboken. The map is surrounded by Mitchell's signature decorative grape leaf border, and was published in the 1975 edition of Mitchell's "New Universal Atlas."..... More

Brooklyn: New York City Transit Authority, 1969. New York City transit map and station guide published in 1969 by the New York City Transit Authority. Page unfolded measures 19" x 15.5" and folded 4.75" x 3.25". Charming pocket guide to New York City's public transport system before it was known as the "Subway". The map was originally published in 1968 by the New York City Transit Authority and revised in 1969. Shows the various Rapid Transit lines, stations, connections, routes..... More

New York: The Tabard Press Inc., 1976. Map. Color lithograph. Measures 18" x 11". Graphic transit map showing BMT lines of the New York City subway system, published as a travel guide for the 1939 World's Fair. This edition, originally issued in 1939, was reprinted in 1976. The map shows both elevated and subway lines, with stations marked and labeled. The Long Island Railroad (LIRR), the Hudson & Manhattan RR, and the Staten Island Ferry are also shown. Major parks..... More

New York: Gaylord Watson, 1857. Case Map. Vividly hand colored. Image measures 16 x 29 inches. Comes with 6 x 4 inch booklet brown covers with embossed gold lettering 'What to See and How to See it, Phelps Strangers Guide to New York City with Maps and Engravings', 70pp. This elegant street map of New York City covers Manhattan from the Battery north to 132nd street as it existed in 1857. Parts of Brooklyn, Queens, Jersey City and Hoboken are..... More

New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1929. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 76 detailed maps of southern Brooklyn along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Tear to spine and lower right corner of original protective canvas cover. This volume includes the terminus of Prospect Expressway, the underground route of the Long Island Railroad..... More

New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1934. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 91 maps along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Medium tear to spine of original protective canvas cover. This volume includes part of Auburndale and Little Neck, the border to Nassau County, Fort Totten, Clearview Golf Course, and the Horace Harding/Clearview..... More

New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1928. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 101 detailed maps of eastern Brooklyn and Jamaica Bay along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1974. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Large tear to spine of original protective canvas cover. This volume includes Paerdegat and Fresh Creek Basins before artificial widening, Shore Parkway and the Long..... More

New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1927. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 74 maps along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. This volume includes Shore Parkway (Belt Parkway) and Conduit Avenue intersection and the Aqueduct Racetrack. Maps also show the original Spring Creek Basin reaching inland as far as Conduit Avenue, and the..... More

New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1933. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 73 maps along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1973. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Slight wear to original protective canvas cover. This volume includes Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, Arverne, Fort Tilden and Jacob Riis Park. Also included is a "Graphic Map of Volumes" of the Borough..... More

New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1927. Atlas. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Massive elephant folio. Decorative calligraphic titles, indices, and key maps. Contains a set of 76 detailed maps along with changes recorded on paste-on correction slips through 1974. Quarter leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Large tear to spine of original protective canvas cover. This volume includes the area between Rockaway and Lefferts Boulevards, and also shows the widened Woodhaven Boulevard and the Long Island Railroad..... More