New York: John Hardy, 1870. Color lithograph. 10.25" x 17.5". Expertly repaired on verso along tear near left border. In good condition. This is a beautiful 1781 map of the New York harbor, showing Manhattan, Staten Island, the western parts of Queens, Brooklyn, as well as the eastern parts of New Jersey, including the Jersey Shore. Important cities of the time are identified, including New York City, which was confined to the southern portion of Manhattan. Incredibly detailed, the map..... More

New York: Metropolitan Transit Authority, 1977. Map. Lithograph. Measures 21" x 18" open, 7" x 3 3/4" folded. Date written in pen on cover. Dated 1977, this New York City bus map of Staten Island is in excellent condition. Includes St. George insert, as well as express bus routes in Manhattan. Red, blue, black, and green lines show bus routes through the entire island, and show connections over bridges to other boroughs. Verso shows time table for bus lines, Staten..... More

Staten Island: Staten Island Historical Society, 1950. Illustrated. Slim 8vo, green cloth, d.w. Richmondtown: Staten Island Historical Society, 1950. First Edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Signed by the author. More

U.S. Coast Survey, 1867. Map. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 24 x 39 inches. In beautiful wide cherry wood frame measures 37 x 51 x 1.5 inches. Repair top left margin. In very good condition. Large sea chart published by the U.S. Coastal Survey under Benjamin Pierce. Shows the entrance to New York harbor, shipping channels, Staten Island, Perth Amboy, Coney Island, Gravesend, Sandy Hook Bay, and the Rockaways. Over the course of the 19th century, the U.S. Coast..... More

New York: D.T. Valentine, 1851. View. Lithograph with hand coloring. Mounted on linen. Image measures 8" x 11" This view shows the Quarantine on Staten Island, a complex of about 20 buildings intended as New York's first line of defense against immigrant-borne infectious diseases like smallpox, cholera, typhus and yellow fever. First established in 1799, the quarantine was a stopping point for incoming ships. If anyone on the ship was infected, the vessel's passengers would be held at the Quarantine..... More