1910. Map. Original color lithograph. 25.5 x 34 inches. In very good condition. Paper mounted on linen. Outstanding bird's-eye view of New York Harbor, one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Includes the East River Bridge, which was formally re-named the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915. The top of the Buttermilk channel is shown with wonderful detail on Governors Island including Fort Jay and Castle Williams which are considered among the best remaining examples of First System (Fort Jay)..... 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

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

Albany: C. Van Benthuysen, 1857. Map. Colored lithograph. Sheet measures 30.75" x 22.5". This beautiful nautical chart of the New York harbor dates to 1857 and was issued to accompany the "Report of the Harbor Commissioners". Features the boroughs of Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and part of the Bronx. Countless depth soundings are noted throughout in feet. The map also identifies various beacons, lighthouses, and coastal features. The report was issued by harbor commissioners George W. Patterson, Preston King..... More

New York: 1858. Broadside. Page measures 10 7/8" x 8 1/4". This early broadside advertising the sale of dwelling houses in 5th avenue across from the Croton Reservoir. Features an engraved view by Alexander Anderson of the houses designed by Alexander J. Davis, architect and erected by George Higgins, Esq. Below the illustration, text describes the block on 5th avenue and 42nd street, Murray Hill, containing 'eleven independent dwellings' which have from 12 to 18 rooms each. The view from..... More

New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1887. Map. Engraving with some coloring. 6 1/2" x 14". This map of New York City from the Battery (now Battery Park) to 68th street shows the locations of Police Precinct Station Houses. They are numbered in red. The parks are colored green, and the streets are labeled. The map is included in the book "The Volcano Under the City", by William Osborn Stoddard, which tells an account of the draft riot in 1863..... More

1684. Engraving. 19.5" x 22.75". In very good condition. Important map of New York, New England, Pennsylvania and Virginia when it was claimed by the Dutch. Includes a beautiful panorama of New Amsterdam which notes the English hold over the Colony in the title. The Dutch took it back from England briefly in 1673. Philadelphia is noted and had just been founded by William Penn in 1682. Many domestic animals were added to entice colonists. A treat to see in..... More

New York: The Franklin Savings Bank, 1932. Map. Lithograph. 12.25" x 10.25", folds to 6" x 3.5". Shows some light soiling and wear along original fold lines. A map showing Manhattan from 14th Street to 60th Street between Lexington and Ninth Avenues. The New Eighth Avenue Subway is featured alongside the preexisting I.R.T. (Interborough Rapid Transit Company) and B.M.T. (Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation) lines. Bus terminals and underground passages are also shown. Verso shows the New Eighth Avenue Subway, which..... 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. Wonderful commemorative 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 handful..... More

London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1831. Map. Engraving. 11" x 16 1/2". This detailed map of the State of New York includes labeled cities, rivers, lakes, and regions. There is an inset in the upper right depicting the southern part of Manhattan. Relief shown by hachures. Depicts the history and geography of the state. Lovely map. 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

Augsburg: LOTTER, Tobias Conrad. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 19.5" x 22.5". Page measures 20.25" x 23". This highly decorated map of New England offers a fascinating portrait of colonialism in the middle of the 18th century. The map itself shows the area from the Canadian border down to Virginia as a land of plenty, lush with forests and most notably with wildlife. Scattered illustrations of animals of all types including birds, moose, bears, and rodents comprise the..... 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