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

1871. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 15 1/2 x 32 1/2 inches. Detailed map of Flushing in Queens County, New York from Flushing Creek to Ireland Creek. Frederick W. Beers (flourished 1858-1929) came from a family of surveyors, cartographers and publishers originally from Newtown Connecticut. F.W. Beers continued the work of his father James Botsford Beers and was known for his county survey maps of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Connecticut and Vermont. Nice visual record of 19th century..... More

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. 11 1/4" x 16 1/4" This ward map of Manhattan shows the area from W. 157th Street to W 163nd Street, Riverside Drive to Broadway. On the verso, it depicts from Broadway to Amsterdam. Notably, a wooden structure is visible on Riverside Drive between 160th and 158th Streets. This structure, 857 Riverside Dr., was built in 1851, possibly by John Woodhouse Audubon, son of the famous naturalist. The property was owned by sugar..... More

New York: Baptist & Taylor, 1864. Map. Lithograph. Page size 17 1/4" x 25 3/4". Image size 16 1/2" x 25 1/4", some foxing and toning to map with 403pp. 12mo, original brown blind-stamped brown cloth, gold insignia on front cover. New York: Hall of the Board of Education. 1864. Very good(+). Fascinating 1864 map of Manhattan showing part of Brooklyn, Hunters Point, Ravenswood and Astoria featuring school locations. Includes an inset of upper Manhattan, ward boundaries, five different school..... More

New York: DCP, 1997. Map. Lithograph. 17" x 24 3/4" "Map of New York City's private regional bus carriers, a group of private bus carriers which links New York City with many surrounding communities." Depicts bus networks throughout New Jersey, Long Island, and service to Pennsylvania. Verso includes inset maps of Midtown and Downtown, with a chart for Bus Boarding locations and their respective operators. More

London: William Faden, 1776. Military map. Separately issued broadside on watermarked laid paper. Sheet measures 24 x 19 1/4 inches, image 18 5/8 x 16 3/4 inches, plus title. The watermark is 'GR' monogrammed fleur-de-lys shield with an 'RG' counter mark. Original color of green and red for battle positiions. Some light toning, foxing and creases, otherwise in good condition. Second issue of this rare plan of New York, which is one of the most prized of William Faden's battle..... More

New York: R.D. Cooke, 1890. Map. Uncolored lithograph. 19.25 x 23.25 inches. Backed on linen with red selvage, as issued. Shows some light staining and wear. In very good condition. Rare commemorative 1890 map of the famous Mangin-Goerck map 1803 of New York City. The first edition was officially commissioned by the City of New York after the Revolution. The grid plan design by the map maker was rejected by the City and the map was not used. Only a...... More

New York: Hagstrom Company, 1937. Map. Color lithograph. Pamphlet measures 8 3/4" x 4 1/4". Map measures 30 x 25 inches. Early folding map of the Bronx from 1937. The map is titled House Number and Transit Guide, and is incredibly detailed with streets, highways, subway, trolly, and bus lines, railroads, ferry routes, and more. Parks and cemeteries are colored in green, with walking paths and gardens shown. The map extends to show upper Manhattan north of 90th St., as..... More

New York: C.S. Hammond, 1917. Map. Offset lithograph. New York: C.S. Hammond, 1917. Image measure 9 1/2" x 28 3/8" This map of the Long Island Sound extends from Manhattan to New Haven. An inset in the upper left corner features a Map of Southern New England Coast, extending to show Cape Cod and the island of Nantucket. Shows steamboat and ferry routes. Hammond was founded in 1900 in Brooklyn, New York by Caleb Stillson Hammond, who had previously headed..... More

New York: D. T. Valentine, 1856. Map. Engraving. Image measures 11" x 16 1/2" Fascinating map of Harlem in 1814, published in D. T. Valentine's Manual of 1956. Extending from the Hudson River to the fork of the Harlem and East Rivers, the map depicts the area during the War of 1812, showing fortifications erected to protect against British invasion. A key in the upper right labels these fortifications and other points of interest, including the Stone Tower on Hallet's..... More

London: Sayer & Bennett, 1776. Map in two sheets. Engraving with original hand color outline and wash. 53" x 20.5" Striking large scale Colonial map of the Eastern New York State watershed with a focus on the Hudson River. Includes New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Delaware, Maryland, Vermont, part of the Province of Quebec and part of Lake Ontario. This edition has three great inset maps; "A Chart of the Mouth of the Hudson's River from Sandy Hook..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1898. Map. Lithograph. Measures 10 3/4" x 16" Advertisement for Regal Shoes imposed over a bird's eye view of New York City, executed by Brooklyn-based artist Richard W. Rummel, and copyrighted in 1897 by Moses King - likely for his 1897 publication "King's Views of the New York Stock Exchange." The view spans all of Manhattan, west Brooklyn and Queens, and part of Jersey City and Hoboken. Includes the Statue of Liberty, Ellis and Governor Islands..... More

New York: Nike, 2000. Map. Lithograph on translucent paper. Measures 10 1/8" x 60". This artistic interpretation of the NYC Marathon was published by Nike as part of their 2000 "I Run NY" artist series. Maher depicts the marathon route as a river, flowing over the Verrazano Bridge and through several neighborhoods in Brooklyn before rushing over Roosevelt Island and into Manhattan. Along the map, Maher includes short musings on her experience running the marathon, some being personal reflections or..... More