President Abraham Lincoln signed pardon release order for Wilburn Bybee dated Oct. 7, 1864, partially printed on blue paper, approx. 8″ x 10″, adhered within the book “Abraham Lincoln, A History” by John G. Nicolay and John Hay (New York: The Century Company, 1890; measuring 9″ x 6 1/2″), along with unrelated letters autographed by […]
Lot 270: 2 Maps of US – 18th century
1st item: AMERIQUE SEPTENTRION LE DIVISEE EN SES PRINCIPAUX ETATS; A PARIS CHEZ DELAMARCHE GEO. 1783. French engraved and handcolored map of North America, with major American cities noted. 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" (framed to plate mark), in molded giltwood frame 12 5/8" x 10 1/2". 2nd item: Engraved and hand colored map of […]
Lot 271: Civil War Pastel and Charcoal Chattanooga Scene
Chattanooga, Tennessee Civil War charcoal and pastel on paper Market Street scene depicting Union soldiers with horse drawn wagon and cannons in the left foreground, the Western & Atlantic Railroad building prominent to the right with the remaining downtown buildings visible along Market Street . Block letters lower left margin read "MARKET STREET/CHATTANOOGA/1863". Unsigned. Housed […]
Lot 272: First Ed. Annals of the Army of Tennessee
DRAKE, Dr. Edwin L.; et al. The Annals of the Army of Tennessee and Early Western History, including a Chronological Summary of Battles and Engagements in the Western Armies of the Confederacy. Nashville, Tenn: A.D. Haynes, 1878. 5 3/4" H X 8 1/2" W (Crown Octavo). 434 Pages + 99 Page Summary. Original frontis map […]
Lot 273: Civil War Troopers Manual, CSA Ed Hicks II
The Troopers Manual or Tactics for Light Dragoons and Mounted Riflemen by Col. J. Lucius Davis, published by A. Morris, Richmond, Va. 1861. Chas. Wynne, printer. First edition of this scarce Civil War related book, with pencil inscription in cover "Edward D. Hicks, Adjut. Major, First Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry." (Edward Dickson Hicks Ii, 1831-1894). Half […]
Lot 266: Early English Engraved Map of Charleston, 1779
Early English engraved map depicting Charleston, South Carolina, titled "An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina", after the painting by Bishop Roberts. Engraved by William Henry Toms for London Magazine and published in 1779, 2nd edition. Unframed. 8 1/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Note: The 1st edition map […]
Lot 267: Johann Baptist Homann map of Virginia, Maryland, and Carolina, 1714
"VIRGINIA MARYLANDIA et CAROLINA" by Johann Baptist Homann, 1714. Colored areas include Virginia, Carolina, Maryland, West New Jersey, and East New Jersey. State lines colored. Important settlements marked with small black images of buildings or miniature churches. States, regions, rivers, bodies of water, mountain ranges, and other areas of interest identified. Large pictorial title cartouche […]
Lot 268: 18th c. Florida Map – Herman Moll
FLORIDA, CALLED BY YE FRENCH LOUISIANA & C., hand colored engraved map by Herman Moll (1688-1732), originally appeared in Moll's Atlas Minor (1736). 8 1/8" x 11" plate, 8 3/8" x 11 1/8" sight, 15" x 11" matted in new ebonized bamboo style frame. Significant early Southern map, includes Natchez, but not New Orleans, and […]
Lot 269: 2 Texas Maps inc. Greenleaf, Tallis
1st item: Jeremiah Greenleaf, "Texas Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities," from a rare 1848 reissue of Greenleafs 1842 Universal Atlas. Greenleaf's 1842 map of Texas was based upon Burrs map of 1833 (which was the first to show the territorial claims that would eventually become the Republic). Texas is now part of the […]
Lot 262: A New Map of the Cherokee Nation, 18th C.
"A New Map of the Cherokee Nation with the Names of the Towns & Rivers, engraved from an Indian Draught by T. Kitchin ." Depicts Native American villages in western North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Northern Alabama, and Northern Mississippi. Published for the London Magazine circa 1760. Note: A French and Indian War map of […]