No place but likely Cincinnati, James Watson Riley, 1824 / 1847. Pen, ink and watercolor on wove paper, 22.5” x 12.7”. Annotation at lower left “Gov Bebb”. OCLC locates a single copy dated 10 August, 1847 held at Miami University Library. Symmes original survey manuscripts were lost to fire..... More
N.p. but likely Kingston unsigned but attributed to William Cockburn, circa. 1790-92. Pen, ink & watercolor on laid paper, 16 joined sheets backed on original linen with silk selvage, 48” x 57”. De-ascension notation in manuscript at lower left corner of map "D H S / Ex I-3 / C...... More
1785. XXXX. No place but likely Sunbury, unsigned but in the hand of William MacClay, June 27, 1785. Folio, pen, ink and watercolor on laid paper, 16” x 13”. Old folds, light scattered foxing, edge chips and old paper and tissue reinforcement of horizontal fold separations, very good to nearly..... More
Westtown Boarding School, West Chester, Pa, Zillah Embree, c.1815-18. Pen, ink and watercolor on wove paper, 10” x 10”. Fine condition with crisp bright color. Based on Bourne & Hough 1815 map. Accomplished while Zillah was enrolled at the Westtown Quaker boarding school in Chester, PA. More
Boston, B. & J. Loring[?], 1801. Case map, 32 segments on original linen with original outline hand color, 32” x 47.5”, blind stamped and decorated full calf slipcase impressed “Map Of Mass”. Map unevenly and lightly toned, slipcase worn and defective, about very good for this map which is typically..... More
N.p. but likely Savannah, Claud Thomson, August 1794. Broadside, pen, ink and watercolor on laid paper watermarked J Kool with large shield and fleur-de-lis countermark, 19.3” x 23.5”. Verso nearly filled with 32 line parcel description. Very fine condition overall, old folds and a few minute spots, paper cream color..... More
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Lancaster, Andrew Ellicott, 1806. Folio, 13” x 8”, 1 page , pen & ink on laid paper exhibiting watermark R G [Gravell 815-816, PM-81], boldly signed by Ellicott. Luzerne Co. District Surveyor George Haines copy, sent to him in the field at Wyalusing. Lightly toned at folds, tissue reinforcements on..... More
1703. Chester County Pa, Isaac Taylor, 1703. Pen, ink & watercolor on laid paper exhibiting the upper half of a “Pro Patria” watermark. Signed and dated by Taylor, 6.5” x 8”. Fine condition overall. On the 8th day of the 4th month, 1697, George Willard executed a deed for..... More
New York, March 12th, George Thresher, 1810. Pen, ink and woodcut vignette on (4) four joined vellum membranes, 91.5” x 9.7” overall. Affixed with linen thread to a turned and ebonized maple rod, housed in the original gilt stamped roan case. Case exhibits minor rubbing wear and erosion of cover..... More
Elizabeth, NJ, William Mackdowell & others, 1722. Pen, ink and gouache on vellum, 3 interleaved membranes two of which are 26” x 31” and one map measuring 15” x 13”. Four wax seals intact, docketed on verso “Secretar [sic] Office / Perth Amboy 1723 / Recorded in Libres D No..... More