Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16.5" x 20.25". Page measures 17.5" x 21.75". Great double page map of Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes and waterways. Includes information pertaining to history, climate and culture. Light scattered foxing to margins, and slight toning along centerfold. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas..." of 1822. The Philadelphia-based firm of Carey & Lea of Philadelphia was one of the most..... More

Philadelphia: 1814. Map. Engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 13 5/8" x 9 3/8". Charming and early map of Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and geographical and topographical features. Includes the northern tip of Block Island. Published in Carey's "General Atlas". Light scattered staining. Mathew Carey (1760-1839) was an Irish-born American publisher, bookseller, and economist, as well as one the most important figures of early American cartography. Carey was based in Philadelphia, where he..... More

Brattleboro: G. R. French, 1840. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10 3/4" x 12 1/2" Classic first edition Greenleaf map of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island divided into counties. Shows many place names, major routes, railroads, waterways and topographical details. Includes the Long Island Sound and part of Long Island. In very good condition with one faint stain below Sakonnet Point, and some wear to lower left margin not affecting the image. Jeremiah Greenleaf (1791-1864) was an..... More

Baltimore: B. T. Welch & Co., 1824. Map. Engraving with original coloring. Image measures 11 1/2" x 8 1/2". Baltimore: 1824 Beautifully colored early map of Rhode Island. Cities, towns, waterways, roads, bridges, and topographical features are labeled. Notably, several 'manufactories' are also labeled, including a ship yard, iron works, and mills. These sites illustrate the growing industries of the state in the early 19th century. Topography is depicted by hachure. Unusual cube, line interlocking design for the title as..... More

New York: John Low, 1800. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 11.5" x 7.25". Scarce map of Rhode Island printed in the year 1800. It shows county lines, towns, roads and topography and part of Block Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The lower right corner includes part of a large compass rose. Published in 'A New and Complete System of Universal Geography'. In very good condition. John Payne was a little-known cartographer based in New York in Philadelphia towards the end of..... More

U.S. Coast Survey, 1877. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 22 x 10.75 inches. Frame measures 20 x 31.25 inches. In very good condition. Sea chart showing Newport, Narragansett, Point Judith, and Cuttyhunk. Over the course of the 19th century, the U.S. Coast Survey survey worked closely with the U.S. Navy to produce sea charts of the country's waters that could serve scientific as well as military functions. More