Archive of sixteen (16) items related to the Adams, Dearborn, and Boyd families, including a journal with first hand account of George Washington's memorial service from the son of President John Adams. 1st item: Journal identified as belonging to Thomas B. Adams (1772-1832), the third and youngest son of the 2nd president of the United […]
Lot 343: Alexandria, VA map by James Tuthill
Scarce untitled Civil War era map of the area between Washington, D.C. and Mount Vernon by James Tuthill, lithographed by Herline and Hensel, Philadelphia, PA, published in Camden, NJ, circa 1861. Intended to promote the construction of a road to Mount Vernon, with a broadside including a list of subscribers and explanation of the road […]
Lot 344: Collection of 8 Revolutionary War Related Items
Archive of seven (7) documents and one (1) print related to prominent American Revolutionary War figures, including Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., Daniel Brodhead IV. 1st item: Manuscript DS. One page handwritten letter. From Colonel Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), Colonel of the Regiment D'auvergne, Infantry circa 1760. Letter with […]
Lot 341: John Payne Kentucky Map, 1800
The State of Kentucky with Adjoining Territories Map, by John Payne, engraved by John Scoles, published by John Low, New York, 1800. From "New Encyclopaedia" by John Payne. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring of Kentucky and the surrounding areas including the "Northwestern Territory" of Illinois and Virginia and the "Southwestern Territory" including the "Tennessee […]
Lot 342: John Reid Kentucky Map, 1795
Map of the State of Kentucky with the Adjoining Territories 1795 engraved by A. Anderson, published by John Reid, New York, 1796. From "The American Atlas" by John Reid, based on maps by John Russell that accompanied William Winterbotham's "Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the United States of America". J Kool watermark, center […]
Lot 339: Tennessee Map, Samuel Lewis & Alexander Lawson, 1804
"Tennessee" Map, drawn by Samuel Lewis, engraved by Alexander Lawson, published by John Conrad and Company, Philadelphia, 1804. From "A New And Elegant General Atlas: Comprising All the New Discoveries, to the Present Time: Containing Sixty-Five Maps" by Aaron Arrowsmith and Samuel Lewis. Copper plate engraving of early Tennessee depicting early towns and roads, including […]
Lot 340: Cyrus Harris KY & TN Map, 1796
A Map of the State of Kentucky and the Tennessee Government Compiled from the Best Authorities, by Cyrus Harris, engraved by Amos Doolittle, published by Thomas and Andrews, Boston, 1796. From "The American Universal Geography" by Jedidiah Morse. Copper plate engraving of Kentucky and Tennessee depicting early towns and roads, including Nashville and Clarksville, rivers, […]
Lot 337: 18th c. Purcell Map, "State of Franklin"
Joseph Purcell: A MAP OF THE STATES OF VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND GEORGIA; Comprehending the SPANISH PROVINCES of EAST AND WEST FLORIDA. Scarce Edinburgh, Scotland imprint, circa 1792. Rare 18th century map showing the "State of Franklin," which would later become East Tennessee, and Nashville within the state of North Carolina. Hand colored, […]
Lot 338: 1799 Payne/Low Map of "Tennassee"
A Map of the Tennassee [sic] Government from the latest Surveys, 1799, by John Payne, published by E. Low, New York, 1799. From "A New and Complete Universal Geography" by John Payne. Copper plate engraving of early Tennessee depicting early towns and roads, including Knoxville, Nashville, and "Clerksville" (Clarksville), Native American towns and roads, boundary […]
Lot 336: Faden N. America Map, 1796, Franklinia
The United States of North America with the British Territories And Those of Spain, according to the Treaty of 1784 Map, Sixth State, engraved and published by William Faden, Geographer to the King, London, 1796. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring extending from New Britain to Bahama or Lucayas, depicting the original thirteen colonies, the […]