Delaware
Philadelphia: Carey & Warner, 1817.
Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 7 5/8" x 5 5/8"".
Charming early map of Delaware showing major routes, towns and geographical features. A prominent Cypress swamp is noted on the border with Maryland. Includes Philadelphia to the North. Philadelphia is depicted at the northern edge of the map. Published in 1817 by M. Carey and B. Warner in "A General Atlas", and engraved by Amos Doolittle. In very good condition. Minor damp stain to lower margin, not affecting the image.
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 apprenticed for Benjamin Franklin before establishing his own book shop and publishing firm. He is credited with publishing the first American atlases, producing some of the best quality maps and most informative depictions of the United States in the early period after it gained independence.
Illustrator: A. Doolittle
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $475.00
Item #310339