Three (3) Maps of California, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 1st item: Augustus Mitchell, COUNTY MAP OF CALIFORNIA, with vignettes detailing San Francisco Bay and Vicinity and settlements of the Great Salt Lake Country in Utah. 1860. Light toning; two small spots foxing upper right quadrant and near center. Framed under glass with gray mat […]
Lot 251: Kentucky and Tennessee Map, 1796 Harris
"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 252: State of Franklin, TN 1827 Map, book, 2 items
Two (2) State of Franklin, Tennessee related items, including 1827 Benjamin Smith map and Samuel Cole Williams book. 1st item: Map titled "The United States of America Confirmed by Treaty 1783", engraved by Benjamin Smith, published by Hamilton, Adams, and Company, London, 1827. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring depicting the boundaries of United States […]
Lot 249: Rare and Early Map of TN, 1794 Morse
A MAP OF THE TENNASSEE [sic] GOVERNMENT, 1794, by Jedidiah Morse, published by John Stockdale, London, 1794. Rare. From the book "The American Geography" by Jedidiah Morse. Copper plate engraving depicting Tennessee and the surrounding states with early cities and towns, including Nashville, Knoxville, Clarksville, roads, rivers, and other bodies of water; does not show […]
Lot 250: 1796 Tanner Map of "Tennassee"
Tennessee map, A MAP OF THE TENNASSEE [sic] GOVERNMENT FROM THE LATEST SURVEYS 1795, drawn and engraved by Benjamin Tanner, published by John Reid, Levi Wayland, and Charles Smith, New York, 1796. From The American Atlas by John Reid and William Winterbotham. Copper plate engraving of early Tennessee featuring early towns and roads, including Knoxville, […]
Lot 247: John Payne Kentucky Map, 1800
Kentucky map, "The State of Kentucky with Adjoining Territories", by John Payne, engraved by John Scoles, published by John Low, New York, 1800. From "A New and Complete System of Universal Geography" by John Payne. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring of Kentucky and the surrounding areas including the "Northwestern Territory" of Illinois and Virginia […]
Lot 248: Carey 1796 Map of "Tennassee"
Tennessee map, TENNASSEE [sic]: LATELY THE S.Wn. TERRITORY, engraved by William Barker, published by Matthew Carey, Philadelphia, 1796. From the American Pocket Atlas by Matthew Carey. Copper plate engraving depicting Tennessee and the surrounding states with early cities and towns, including Nashville, Knoxville, Clarksville, roads, forts, rivers, bodies of water, mountains, and other areas of […]
Lot 245: North America Map, 1811 John Russell
"North America, Drawn from the Best Authorities" engraved by John Russell, published by Wilkie, Robinson, J. Mawman, London, 1811. From "New System of Modern Geography" by William Guthrie. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring depicting America, with parts of Canada, including incomplete parts of the Arctic Circle, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean with cities […]
Lot 246: Map of Kentucky, 1794, J. Russell, showing Tennessee as SW Territory
A MAP OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY WITH THE ADJOINING TERRITORIES by J. Russell, 1794. London: H.D. Symonds. Also known as the earliest reliable map of Tennessee, the majority of which is labeled the "Southwestern Territory- Tennessee Government". "Tennessee County" and "Davidson County" are named, as is "Summer (Sumner) County," and Knoxville. North of the […]
Lot 243: R.W. Seale, Map of North America, 1745
"A Map of North America with the European Settlements & Whatever Else Is Remarkable in ye West Indies, from the Latest and Best Observations" drawn and engraved by Richard William Seale, London, 1745. From "The Continuation of Mr. Rapin's History of England" by Nicolas Tindal. Copper plate engraved map depicting an early and embellished version […]