National City Bank of New York, 1931. Map. Offset lithograph. 17 x 20 1/2 inches. Beautiful pictorial map of New York City illustrating historic sites and events through the early 19th century. All keyed to locations of National City Bank offices as of 1932. Verso lists 81 bank locations clearly noted on the map. An inset of Upper New York Bay between Staten Island, Manhattan and Brooklyn shows the famous Vanderbilt Ferry route. Oriented with north to the upper right..... More

1871. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. 15 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. Detailed map of College Point in Queens County, New York. Both the Long Island Sound and Powells Cove are visible. 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..... More

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, 1925. Map. Original Lithograph. 11 1/2 x 16 1/4 inches This ward map of Manhattan shows the area from W. 127th Street to W 122nd Street, - on the recto, from Amsterdam to Eighth Ave. On the verso, it depicts from Eighth Ave to Lenox. Ward maps were used by fire insurance companies to determine the potential hazards of particular buildings. Color-coding indicates building materials: pink denotes brick and yellow denotes wood. The map was published in..... 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. Map. Color lithograph. 15" x 25". Interesting street map showing just a few streets in lower Manhattan, in what is today SoHo, including Wooster Street, Greene Street, Mercer Street, Broadway, Spring Street, and Prince Street. Richard D. Cooke (1829-1912), was a rare map and book dealer based in lower Manhattan. More

Island Park, NY: Gold Coast Sales & Marketing Corp. 1984. Map. Offset lithograph. Many scuff and dings from being rolled, repair upper right, but otherwise in good condition. 24 x 36 inches. Playful pictorial map of the central NW Brooklyn neighborhood. Includes 10th Street to Flatbush Avenue Extension and from 6th Avenue to Prospect Park West and Grand Army Plaza. Notes business locations blended with text panels on points of historical interest. 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

1997. Color lithograph with silkscreen and collage on Kasuiri, handmade text paper. 59 1/2 x 62 inches full sheet (full margins). Signed, dated, titled and numbered 7/50 in black ink lower margin. Published by ULAE, West Islip, with the blind stamp lower left. Large beautiful layered collage of postcards on top of a hand made map of lower Manhattan with a portrait of the artist as an early explorer. Known for painting and printmaking, Jane R. Hammond (born 1950) is..... 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

New York: John Hutchings, 1846. Map. Lithograph. 14 1/2" x 18". Fascinating map of the section in lower Manhattan from Lispenard Street and Broadway, down to Warren and Centre Streets, where the Alms House was. The focus of the map is Collect Pond, centered at the intersection of Centre and Leonard Streets. Besides the map to the left are letters to John Hutchings certifying that a steam boat was seen on Collect Pond in 1796. To the right are remarks..... More

D. T. Valentine, 1858. Map. Engraving. 12 3/4" x 21". Unusual graphic map of Brooklyn as it looked during the Revolution, engraved in 1858. The orientation of the map, with Gowanus Bay at the far left and Greenpoint at the far right, shows the East River running horizontally. This is especially useful to see the various shipyards, landings, forts, and dwellings along the west "coast" of Brooklyn as well as at the southern tip and east side of Manhattan. Text..... 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

Philadelphia: C. P. Wayne, 1807. Map. Uncolored engraving. Sheet measures 17 x 10.5". This important and rare map of New York City and vicinity depicts the events surrounding the Battles of Long Island and Harlem Heights, which eventually led to the British takeover of New York and vicinity, and includes army positions and movements. Covers the theater of war in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, Queens, Staten Island, and parts of New Jersey. Land and sea position and movements..... More