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[Pacific Ocean and South Seas 1838-1842, American Nautical Charts] Set of 15 navigation charts by
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[Pacific Ocean and South Seas 1838-1842, American Nautical Charts] Set of 15 navigation charts by: 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 Charles Wilkes

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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
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Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States, 1845
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Mitchell's Reference and Distance Map of the United States, 1845

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Details:hand colored lithograph, wall map, laid down on linen, attached to originalwood rods, linen edgesdimensions: 72 1/4 x 58 3/4 inchescondition: professionally conserved, good condition, varnish removed, backed on new linen, new silk edges, original green coloring restored by hand, please see below The map consists of the primary map of the United States, a large inset map of the United states and the contiguous possessions of Britain and Mexico, and eight small inset maps of major American cities and their vicinity. Two inset maps show, respectively the northern portion of Maine and the southern portion of Florida to complete the boundaries of each state on the map. There are "Remarks" about the surveys used to make this map, a "Text" describing emigrants' routes to Oregon Territory and a prominent vignette of the American Eagle just below the map title. An elaborate scroll, scallop and acanthus leaf border frames the entire scene.
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New and Correct Map of the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Railway &...
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New and Correct Map of the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Railway & Naviagation Co. Fall, 1883, November

by Northern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Railway & Naviagation Co.

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Details:color lithograph, double sided and originally folded into its own paper coversdimensions open: 15 5/8 " x 43 5/8"condition: professionally flattened and conserved, complete, good color and condition, paper shows toning and several age spots, fine repairs at fold lines of paper covers and small tearsDescription:This New and Correct Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad
is the Fall, 1883, November edition of the map that announces the completion by the Northern Pacific Railroad of the first northern transcontinental route from St. Paul, Minnesota through the northwestern territories to Portland, Oregon. The final spike ceremony for the line had been held on September 8, 1883 in Gold Creek, Montana with more work yet to be done. 1/ The ultimate goal as outlined in the Northern Pacific Railroad's 1864 Congressional charter was a rail connection between the Great Lakes and Puget Sound. This goal took until 1888 to complete. 2/ This November, 1883 edition of the New and Correct Map of the Lines of… Read More
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A Set of 15 Engraved Charts from the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years...
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A Set of 15 Engraved Charts from the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838,1839,1840,1841,1842.: Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. By Authority of Congress. Philadelphia Atlas of Charts. VOL. I. and VOL. II From the Surveys of the Expedition.

by United States Exploring Expedition (U.S.Ex.Ex.)

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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 chartengravers: G.W. Boynton, J. Knight, George G. Smith, Sherman & Smith, and unsignedprinter: Conger Sherman, Philadelphia
dimensions: 26 1/2" x 19 1/2" approx., sheet sizecondition: professionally conserved, good condition
Description: Chart InventoryPlease see www.spackantiquemaps.com for the complete essay. Essay footnotes only below.

II. Lot of 15 Charts on Offer: Alphabetical by Island GroupFiji Archipelago:
Whippy Harbour South Side of Viti Levu By The U.S.Ex.Ex. 1840.; Suva Harbour South Side of Viti Levu By The U.S.Ex.Ex. 1840.; , Granby Harbour South Side of Viti Levu By The U.S.Ex.Ex. 1840.; Ndronga Harbor South Side of Viti Levu By The U.S. Ex.Ex. 1840. [one sheet, four maps of different views of Viti Levu largest island of the Fiji nation]26 ½ x 19 ½ inchesno engraver's namepaper toned, edge… Read More
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Map of the Town of Lenox Berkshire Co. Massachusetts  1854

Map of the Town of Lenox Berkshire Co. Massachusetts 1854: Surveyed and Drawn by E.M. Woodford

by E.M. Woodford

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details:Wall Map, hand colored lithograph, backed with new linen, silk edges and attached to original wood rods with two original brass hanging ringsLithographer: E. Herrlein's Lith.Printed by Wagner & McGuigan
Dimensions: 31.25" x 35.5" (excl. rods)condition: professionally conserved, varnish removed, washed, backed on new linen, new green silk edging, mounted on original wood rods, strong colors original to mapDescription:This scarce 1854 wall map of Lenox, Massachusetts surveyed and drawn by E.M. Woodford, with his characteristic architectural vignettes, fine lettering and detailed local mapping, presents a three dimensional view of this prospering Berkshire County shire town at mid-19th century. The Map of the Town of Lenox is illustrated with seven vignettes of local architectural scenes that enhance our understanding of how Lenox residents lived and worked. Two large, inset maps provide large scale views of LenoxVillage, the town's center and Lenox Furnace the town's commercial and industrial… Read More
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Pacific Ocean and South Seas 1838-1842, U.S. Ex.Ex. American Nautical Charts - Set of 15
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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
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Holden (Massachusetts) c. 1838, Lahainaluna engraving
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"Holden" (Massachusetts) c. 1838, Lahainaluna engraving: [Na Bailey i kakau] [Na Kapeau i kaha]

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Details:Edward Bailey, artist
[Na Bailey i kakau] Kapeau, engraver
[Na Kapeau i kaha]Lahainaluna, Sandwich Islands, c. 1838black and white copper plate engravingdimensions: 3 7/8" x 7 5/8" approx., plate mark2 15/16" x 7" approx., (image)condition: as found in original condition, complete and good impression, full margins, period paper, vertical fold down center line, some other creasing evident, foxing, pin hole damage in top corners of sheet, good condition overall Description:
Edward Bailey, teacher, artist, craftsman, surveyor, naturalist, businessman, and man of many other skills drew this image of the town common of Holden, Massachusetts. It is a summer landscape and the tall trees surrounding the town common are in full leaf. Whether young Edward Bailey drew this detailed portrait of his cherished home before leaving Holden for Boston in December, 1836 to embark with Caroline Hubbard, his new wife, also a teacher, to teach Hawaiian pupils at the secular mission schools of the American… Read More
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A Correct Map of the Seat of War In Mexico. 1847

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Hand colored lithograph with linear frame and decorated cornersJ. Disturnell, PublisherNew York, 1847On stone by J.ProbstDesigned by J.G.Bruff, Washington, D.C.Lithography by E.Jones & G.W. Newman, New Yorkdimensions: 25 3/16" x 19 11/16"condition: good condition, professionally conserved, toned complexion of paper includes some spotting and reflects age, original color all as found except pink outline in part restored, backed on very thin mulberry tissue, earlier period remnants of silk edges removedDescription:

This example of A Correct Map of the Seat of War in Mexico 1847 is one of a pair of maps on offer. The other map in this pair is
Map of the Country Adjacent to the Left Bank of the Rio Grande below Matamoros, 1847. The maps were purchased together and likely have the same provenance due to period treatment with remnants of silk edging now removed. There were three editions of the map with the title A Correct Map of the Seat of War in Mexico published in 1847 each with certain… Read More
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New and Correct Map of the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Railway & Navigation...
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New and Correct Map of the Lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. Fall, 1883, November: - 1883 is First Map of Completed Northwest Transcontinental Route

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Map Details:Northern Pacific Railroad, publisherRand McNally & Co., Printer and Engraver, Chicagocolor lithograph, double sided and originally folded into its own paper coversdimensions open: 15 5/8 " x 43 5/8"condition: professionally flattened and conserved, complete, good color and condition, paper shows toning and several age spots, fine repairs at fold lines of paper covers and elsewhere Description:This New and Correct Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad is the Fall, 1883, November edition of the map that announces the completion by the Northern Pacific Railroad of the first northern transcontinental route from St. Paul, Minnesota through the northwestern territories to Portland, Oregon. The final spike ceremony for the line had been held on September 8, 1883 in Gold Creek, Montana with more work yet to be done. 1/ The ultimate goal as outlined in the Northern Pacific Railroad's 1864 Congressional charter was a rail connection between the Great Lakes and Puget Sound. This goal took until 1888… Read More
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Africa, 1830 [Manuscript]

Africa, 1830 [Manuscript]: Phebe Varney 1830. Dover, Duchess County [New York][Society of Friends]

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Details:Large manuscript map, signed, hand colored, ink and pigment on paper, backed with original linendated 1830, Dover, Duchess County [New York]dimensions: 18 ¾" x 23 1/8" within neat lines, 19 ½" x 23 ½" overallcondition: as found, generally good, 6" vertical tear, some edge wear, complete Description:This hand drawn map is signed "Phebe Varney, 1830. Dover Duchess County" on the front. The title of the map is "Africa". The map is hand drawn on thick paper with colored inks and possibly a fine brush. The thickness and opacity of the paper would not have permitted easy tracing and therefore it is most likely the author of the map drew it freehand, perhaps using a grid system (or longitude and latitude lines) to scale up or down a published map or set of maps of Africa. The map appears to be unique.
Phebe Varney and her family belonged to the Society of Friends in New York. She was born June 16, 1810 in Nine Partners, Duchess County, New York to Jedediah and Mary (Hoag) Varney according to… Read More
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Map of the Town of South Kingstown Washington Co. Rhode Island From Actual Surveys under the...
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Map of the Town of South Kingstown Washington Co. Rhode Island From Actual Surveys under the direction of Henry F. Walling

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Map Details:hand colored lithograph on two joined sheets mounted on original wood rodsCondition: professionally restored, varnish removed, new silk edges, strong graphic impression, original colors and restored colors, paper toned, areas of loss filled, some crackling, remaining evidence of paper stainsDimensions: map 51 1/2"W x 35 1/2" L, map with rods 58 1/2" W x 39 1/2" L
Description:The scarce Map of the Town of South Kingstown Washington Co. Rhode Island 1857 surveyed and drawn by Henry F. Walling is a decorative and historical narrative of the founding, surveying and delineation of South Kingstown, the county seat of Washington County, Rhode Island, its Colonial era residents, as well as a portrait c. 1857 of the current community. Thus this map presents the viewer with a complex work of mapmaking and art: the primary map is surrounded graphically with eight (8) detailed vignettes showing noteworthy homes, town buildings, the Court house and other institutions. The lower right quadrant displays… Read More
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Map of the City of Salem, Mass. From An Actual Survey H.McIntyre Cl.Engr,  H.E.B. Taylor,...
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Map of the City of Salem, Mass. From An Actual Survey H.McIntyre Cl.Engr, H.E.B. Taylor, Assistant 1851.

by Henry McIntyre

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Map Details:Published by Henry McIntyre, N.E.Corner of Perry & Pine Sts.Friend & Aub's Lith.OfficePhiladelphia, 1851Printed by F.Kuhl.Sold by H. Whipple 190 Essex Street
hand colored lithograph, wall map on linen, attached to original wood rodsCondition: professionally conserved good condition, complete, varnish removed, new linen backing, new silk edges in period color, original colors with reinstating of green lost during conservation, toning to paper along top and bottom of map, evidence of old water stains on upper section of mapDimensions map: 39" x 40"Dimensions w rods: 40 1/2" x 44"
Description:Henry McIntyre's elaborate, decorated survey map of the City of Salem in 1851 is a portrait of an already densely developed city. Seven large architectural vignettes convey the institutional strength of civic, business and religious institutions. City Hall is drawn in the top left corner, the Court House at the bottom center of the map built in 1841. The large facade of the Eastern Railroad Station… Read More
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M.I.T. Student Posters 1968 - 1971 Alpha Phi Omega - Lot of 76
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M.I.T. Student Posters 1968 - 1971 Alpha Phi Omega - Lot of 76: Student Life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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M.I.T. Student Posters '68-'71
Lot of 76 postersThis large collection of seventy-six (76) visually exuberant M.I.T. student life posters from 1968 to 1971 were published by the M.I.T. chapter of Alpha Phi Omega (APO) to adorn the infinite corridor and other M.I.T. campus locations, pinned to bulletin boards, walls, doors and other receptive surfaces. This visually and topically wide-ranging set of posters have distinctive graphic art that was designed to advertise upcoming APO sponsored lectures, academic lectures, volunteer opportunities on and off campus, APO contests - Ugliest Man on Campus, a lunar lander dropping down into Carnival, student government elections, The Institute Screw Contest, radical and traditional theatre, movies, WTBS 88.1 FM, academic colloquia and MIT's campus culture itself. Topics range from the arcane to contemporary music and art - Laura Nyro and, Richie Havens at Kresge Auditorium for example, international drama, environmental activism and physics and… Read More
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Aldus Chapin Higgins Photo Album, 1923 A Ten Weeks Vacation Trip to Europe February 23rd to May...
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Aldus Chapin Higgins Photo Album, 1923 A Ten Weeks Vacation Trip to Europe February 23rd to May 12th 1923: [Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers, France, Sicily, Italy, Switzerland, New York]

by Aldus Higgins

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Photo Archive and Hand Made Book Details:Large format, elaborate hand-made book, unpaginated [95 pages], colored ink manuscript calligraphy on cover, bound in leather parchment over stiff boards, 306 large and medium format professional black and white photographs mounted on laid paper with deckled edges, each photo titled in manuscript, 3-page typed itinerary bound in at end of book, one small landscape oil painting "Taormina" bound in, 2-page color printed map laid in with itinerary hand drawn on map, separate set of 7 small format B&W photographs of the architecture of the Higgins home, newly completed, Worcester, Massachusetts, and one engraved calling card of Mr. and Mrs. Aldus Chapin Higgins 1 John Wing Road [Worcester, Massachusetts].
dimensions: 15 1/8" x 11 1/4" x 3"condition: book: as found, 100-year old parchment binding in good condition, parchment covers have some wear, condition: contents: as found, very good to excellent, heavy laid paper pages, a small Higgins oil painting, manuscript… Read More
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Complete bound Set of 73 Hawaiian Fish Chromolithographs, manuscript  ink on blue book spine...
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Physical Description of Book and contents:73 Hawaiian fish chromolithographs numbered as Roman numerals I through LXXIII and identified on each print as Bull.U.S.F.C. 1903, of which 51 are attributed to the artist A.H.Baldwin ad nat.del. Julius Bien & Co. lith N.Y. ; 12 are attributed to C.B.Hudson and 10 are attributed to Kako Morita; and 1 Bahamian fish chromolithograph by A.H. Baldwin, Pork Fish, Plate LIV, The Bahama Islands, A.Hoen & Co., Lith. for the Geographical Society of Baltimore now loose, formerly hand glued onto a paper stub of the book. The 73 Hawaiian fish chromolithographs are on print sheets bound on their short side into a book with blue fabric over boards. There is no title page or other printed matter. There is one front free endpaper. One front paper stub with old glue that matches the old glue strip on "Pork Fish", a smaller print removed and trimmed by the book's owner and identified as Pork Fish, A.H.Baldwin, ad nat. del., A. Hoen & Co. Lith, Geographical Society of Baltimore.… Read More
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