Search Results: Titles starting with P from Original Antique Maps

Details:S[ylvanus]. Bourne, Surveyormanuscript survey map, hand inked, with partial water color, a working map with some ink overwriting in a different handdimensions: 36 ¾" x 23 1/8"condition: original inks and water colors, cleaned, professionally conserved, original fabric backing removed, area of loss due to a hungry mouse filled, other paper loss filled, unbacked. Description:
This undated manuscript
Plan of the Lands & Water of the Parker Mills Co. in Wareham, Mass. c. 1834? is a rare, new discovery that offers a detailed view of Wareham in its early industrial period. The scope of the Plan of the Lands and Water of the Parker Mills Co. (the "Plan")
is defined by the geographic scope of the property of one of Wareham's major iron and nail manufacturers, the Parker Mills Co., whose business history begins in the 1830's, and predate its 1845 legal incorporation by Act of the Massachusetts Legislature. The predecessor to the Parker Mills Co. was the Wareham Iron Co. (Tihonet Pond Upper Works… Read More

United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838,1839,1840,1841,1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.
Atlas of Charts.
VOL. I. and VOL. II From the Surveys of the Expedition.By Authority of Congress. PhiladelphiaC. [onger] Sherman, printer. 1850.Vol. I. , 1850 a bound issue of 55 unnumbered charts. Also sold separately.1/

Details:black and white engraved charts on heavy paper, a printed oval stamp with Navy anchor and "U.S.Ex.Ex.", and "Price thirteen cents" on each single page chart
engravers: G.W. Boynton, J. Knight, George G. Smith, Sherman & Smith, and unsigned
dimensions: 26 1/2" x 19 1/2" approx., sheet size
condition: professionally conserved, good condition
Please see Part II. for a list of titles and individual chart descriptions.I. Description
Like a Homeric odyssey, the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), its six vessels2/, 346 man crew3/ of scientists, artists, naval officers and other personnel commanded by then U.S. Navy Lieut. Charles… Read More

Pacific Ocean, Sheet 9, Western Australia to Tasmania London, Published at the Admiralty February 27, (1857) under the superintendence of Capt. Washington R.N.F.R.S. Hydrographer.Engraved by J. & C. Walker
Details:two toned, stippled black and white engraving, beacons and lights in yellow and red, manuscript pencil charting from Melbourne west and north westdimensions: 33 1/2 x 26 1/4 inches approx. sheet sizecondition: professionally conserved, backed with Japanese tissue, some edge wear, stain in top right corner area, paper lightly toned otherwise good condition.
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Brief Description:
This British working sea chart of the West Coast of Australia also labels the locations of South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and the island of Tasmania. The mountain ranges in New South Wales and Victoria are shown graphically, with height in feet. Other topographical features, such as the Torrens Basin and Stony Desert are located and labeled on the chart. Towns and cities, ports and… Read More

Chart and Capt. Charles Wilkes Calling Card Details:Lot of 15 black and white independently issued engraved charts on heavy paper, bearing a printed oval stamp with Navy anchor and "U.S.Ex.Ex.", and "Price thirteen cents" on each chart, with occasional period manuscript notation on versoengravers: G.W. Boynton, J. Knight, George G. Smith, 2, and unsigneddimensions: 26 1/2" x 19 1/2" approx., sheet sizecondition: professionally conserved, good condition, working charts have manuscript notations
Capt. Charles Wilkes calling card:as found with manuscript ink inscriptiondimensions: 3 1/2" x 2 1/8"
Please see Part II. for a list of the fifteen (15) U.S. Ex.Ex. chart titles and individual chart descriptions.
I. Brief History and Description of the U.S. Exploring Expedition:
Like a Homeric odyssey, the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), its six vessels2/, 346 man crew3/ of scientists, artists, naval officers and other personnel commanded by then U.S. Navy Lieut. Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), set… Read More

Pacific Ocean, Sheet 3, Cook River to Gulf of CaliforniaLondon, Published at the Admiralty October 1, (1856) under the superintendence of Capt. Washington R.N.F.R.S. Hydrographer.Engraved by J. & C. Walker
Details:two toned, stippled black and white engraving, beacons and lights in yellow and red, manuscript pencil charting from or to Port San Franciscodimensions: 32 x 25 ¾ inches approx. sheet sizecondition: professionally conserved, backed with Japanese tissue, repaired tears lower margin, some wrinkling and ridges in paper, paper toned.Description: The chart of the North American West Coast includes the British and Russian Possessions, the American west coast labeled as Oregon and California, and a small portion of Mexico below the American-Mexico border to its Bay of San Francisco. The Oregon Territory was created in 1848. Oddly, the American Territory of Washington created by act of March 2, 1853 is not indicated on this 1856 British chart.
This working sea chart is Sheet 3 of a… Read More

Details: This large manuscript plan is hand drawn and hand colored,hand lettering in black ink. The plan is laid down on linen like a 19th century wall map.dimensions: 35 1/4 x 40 1/2 inchesscale: 80' to an inchcondition: good, as found, some chips to paper around margins, occasional cracks in paperDescription: This hand drawn and hand colored large manuscript plan is of the Estate of Herbert W. Moses and is likely unique. The estate consists of a home, barns, outbuildings, orchards, planted fields, hay fields and acres of forest. The hand colored plan is an architectural plan of the site. The style of the drawing is also artistic and somewhat informal. The plan is an overall view of this farm, and there is an inset map showing the house and immediate fields that are planted. An orchard of some maturity is to the side of the house. A turnaround in the long driveway is planted with flowers. Perhaps the plan was drawn at the owner's request. The scale is 80 feet = 1 inch and helps… Read More

Details:hand colored engravingcondition: professionally cleaned, very good condition, some toning to paper, good color throughoutDescription:This 1835 hand colored engraving, is Pl. VIII. from Elija H. Burritt's Atlas, Designed To Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. Elijah H. Burritt, A.M. was a Connecticut school teacher who decided that the then available school astronomy books were not adequate. He trained himself further in astronomy by traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts to use the Harvard Telescope. His illustrated celestial Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens of 1835 and accompanied in the classroom by a published text book, the Class Book of Astronomy
is in fact the second edition of his seminal 1833 work of the same title, and became the standard astronomy atlas and text book for students in the United States. The recommendations published on the back cover of the 1835 edition of Burritt's Atlas explain "This book is now used in the principal Seminaries of the… Read More

Details:black and white engraving
condition: professionally cleaned, good condition, some toning to paperDescription:This 1835 black and white engraving, is Plate I. from Elija H. Burritt's Atlas, Designed To Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens. Elijah H. Burritt, A.M. was a Connecticut school teacher who decided that the then available school astronomy books were not adequate. He trained himself further in astronomy by traveling to Cambridge, Massachusetts to use the Harvard Telescope. His illustrated celestial Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens of 1835 and accompanied in the classroom by a published text book, the Class Book of Astronomy
is in fact the second edition of his seminal 1833 work of the same title, and became the standard astronomy atlas and text book for students in the United States. The recommendations published on the back cover of the 1835 edition of Burritt's Atlas explain "This book is now used in the principal Seminaries of the United States" and is… Read More

Map Details and Condition:
color lithograph by Litho in U.S.A.
dimensions: 24" x 28.5 " print, 26 1/4" x 30" sheet size
condition: professionally removed from wood backing and restored, deeply toned paper, some surface damage to paper, repaired vertical tear through sheet, backed with Japanese Mulberry tissue, some chipping at edges Map Description:
This scarce Wisconsin pictorial map was created by the artist Nina S. Bahlman (b1886-___) whose art work other than this map may exist in collections but is not readily identified. The copyright is held by Erwin F. Bahlmann (b.1886-__) a family member or spouse. The Library of Congress cites its copy of this map as Historical Map of Wisconsin and cites a 1995 copyright registration. WorldCat confirms that there is a 1995 reprint of this map. A further note corrects the spelling of the artist's name to read "Bahlmann". The example of the map on offer gives every appearance of being the 1932 edition.
The map was published… Read More