Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Georgia and Alabama category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1892 Rand McNally Map of Alabama

90.00 USD — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:00 +0000

An attractive 1892 map of Alabama issued by Rand McNally and Company. Centered on Birmingham, the map covers the entire state in great detail. An inset map of the environs of Birmingham in included in the lower right quadrant. Major cities, towns, rivers, railroads, and other topographical details are noted throughout. Relief is shown by hachures. This map was issued as plate nos. This is beautiful hand colored example of the 1857 U. S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of the Gulf Coast from Mobile Bay, Alabama to Borgne (Bogue) Lake, Louisiana. Centered on the Mississippi Sound, the map extends westward as far as Rabbit Island and Little Lake and eastward as far as Oyster Bay. It notes countless depth soundings in feet as well as detailed notes on tides, winds, light houses and a wealth of other practical information for the mariner. A flawless example of an extraordinary and important 1732/52 map of the Gulf coast and lower Mississippi River Valley by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. D'Anville's map covers from Sabine Pass (Cabo del Norte), Texas, past the Mississippi River Delta, Mobile Bay, and Pensacola Bay, to Saint Joseph Bay (Baye de St. Joseph) and Cabo Escondido (Cape San Blas), Florida. A fine first state first edition example of Pieter Van der Aa's 1706 map of the southeast coast of North America. Covering roughly from Cape Romaine (C. de s. Romano) south to St. Augustine (C. Francois), Van der Aa's map includes parts of modern day Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina. Van der All drew this map on the Mercator-Hondius model though it does include various updates and more contemporary information. A scarce first edition of John Thomson's 1817 map of the southeastern part of the United States. The map covers from the Mississippi River eastward to the Atlantic, extending north as far as Lake Erie, and south to northern Florida and the Mississippi River Delta. This is a nice example of the 1888 Rand McNally and Company map of Georgia, United States. Centered on the city of Macon, the map covers the entire state of Georgia along with parts of its neighboring states. Several towns, cities, rivers and railroads are noted with the Okefenokee Swamp in the southeast corner of the state beautifully rendered. This map is color coded according to counties with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate no. This is a rarely seen nautical chart of Savanna Georgia, the Savanna River, and environs. Depicts from Savannah eastward to Hilton Head Island and southward as far as the entrance to the Vernon River. Shows Wassaw Sound, Skiddaway Island, Wassaw Island, Wilmington Island, Tybee Island, Turtle Island and Jones Islands. Offers superb detail both inland and offshore. Has a detailed city plan of the city of Savannah showing the grid structure, outlying buildings, and surrounding farmlands. An extremely scarce, highly decorative, and monumentally proportioned 1855 sea chart or maritime map detailing the eastern coast of the United States from New York City to southern Florida (roughly around Palm Beach). The map was prepared by the British chart publisher James Imray and Son in their distinctive expansive style. In a broad spread, it includes the coasts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. A scarce and important 1809 map of the southeastern part of the United States by John Pinkerton. The map covers from the Mississippi River eastward to the Atlantic, extending north as far as Delaware, and south to northern Florida and the Mississippi River Delta. The states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia are illustrated in full while Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi have yet to appear as either states or territories. An interesting and exceptionally influential 1867 post Civil War movement map of the Southern States drawn for edward A. Pollard's book The Lost Cause . The map covers from Ohio and Pennsylvania to central Florida and the Gulf of Mexico and from Texas and Arkansas eastward to the Atlantic. The sites of various Civil War battles are marked in red. In addition that map identifies major cities and towns, roads, canals, and railways. Topography is rendered by hachure. This is an example of David M. Warren's 1879 map of the Southern states of the United States. It covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida, including the Bahamas. The mouth of the Mississippi is identified. Throughout, the map identifies various railroads, cities, towns, rivers, swamps, islands, mountain passes and an assortment of additional topographical details. This is a highly scarce 1834 map of the eastern coast of the United States. The map covers the entire coastline from New York City to the St. John River in Florida, inclusive of the Chesapeake Bay, the Outer Banks, and the Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia coastlines. Two inset maps are included on the left. The upper map details the entrance to New York Harbor from Sandy Hook to Manhattan and from Staten Island to Rockaway Inlet. The lower inset details the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. This is a fine example of the 1841 public survey map of the Alabama, representing the work of the Alabama Land Survey as of October 1841. The map covers the entire state of Alabama from Old Madison County to the Gulf of Mexico and includes the state boundary line between Mississippi and Alabama in the west and Georgia and Alabama in the east. A massive four panel 1861 edmund Blunt blueback nautical chart or maritime map covering the southeastern coast of the United States from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay to Florida and Cuba, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia coasts. Among the most scarce and decorative Dutch nautical charts of the American southeast, this is Johannis Van Keulen's and C. J. Vooght's 1687 maritime map of the Virginia, Carolina, Georgia and Florida coasts. Oriented to the west (with north to the right), this map covers from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay southwards, along the eastern seaboard, as far as Cape Canaveral, Florida. Like most nautical charts, this map focuses on the coast line and offers limited inland data. A beautiful example of A. J. Johnson�s 1863 map of Georgia and Alabama. Offers a fascinating snapshot of these Confederate states during the American Civil War. The map shows both states in full with color coding according to county. engraved decorative views of 'Tuscaloosa Observatory' and a 'Rice-Mill on Savannah River' decorate the upper left and right hand quadrants, respectively. This is the 1783 Dezauche issue of Phillipe Buache and Guillaume D L'Isle's important map of North America and the West Indies. The map covers the United States, Mexico, New Mexico, Central America and the West Indies or Antilles. De L'Isle first issued this map in 1703. At the time it was by far the most sophisticated map of the region yet produced, an achievement that the map historian Carl Wheat considers 'a towering landmark along the path of Western cartographic development'. A nice example of Antonio Zatta's fascinating map of Mexico, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, and Central America. Centered on what would soon be known as Texas, this map covers from the Pacific to the Atlantic, and from the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay tot eh Isthmus of Panama. This remarkable map of the region, which predated Humboldt's landmark map of 1810, illustrates just how little was known of the American southwest north of Mexico. An uncommon 1855 nautical chart or maritime map of the Romerly Marshes, Georgia. Romerly Marsh is a popular hunting and fishing area just south of Savannah, Georgia. In the 1850s Romerly Marsh was particularly difficult to navigate due to its 'excessive crookedness' and 'sharp bends'. Drawn on a scale of 1:10,000. The triangulation for this chart was completed by A. W. Longfellow, a nephew of the famous poet. The Hydrography was accomplished by a party under the command of J. N. Maffitt. A fine example of Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell�s 1854 map of Alabama. Steam bout routes along with distances are presented in tabular format along the left border. The whole is engraved and colored in Mitchell�s distinctive style with green border work and vivid pastels. Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure. This map was prepared by S. A. Mitchell for publication by the Philadelphia firm of Thomas Cowperthwait & Co.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1892 Rand McNally Map of Alabama