Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Maryland and Delaware category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1891 Rand McNally Map or Plan of Baltimore, Maryland

100.00 USD — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:37:00 +0000

This is an excellent 1891 Rand McNally and Company map or plan of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. It covers the city from Woodberry to the Patapsco River. An inset in the upper right quadrant features a map of Baltimore and environs. This highly detailed map notes individual streets and buildings, including train stations, Post Office, Customs House, etc. Throughout, several parks, piers, squares, transport lines, and other topographical details are identified. A fine first edition first state old color example of Jan Jansson's 1636 map of the northeast American coastline from Cape Lookout (here identified as C. of Feare) to Nova Scotia. The map includes parts of modern day North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Nova Scotia. This is a fine example of Rand McNally and Company's 1888 map of Maryland and Delaware. It covers both states along with parts of adjacent states. Garret, the western part of Maryland, is detailed in an inset near the left margin. The map notes several towns, cities, rivers, railways and an assortment of additional topographical details throughout. This map is color coded according to counties with relief shown by hachure. 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. An unusual 1866 U.S. Coast Survey map of the entrance to Delaware Bay. The map covers the entrance of the bay from Cape May, New Jersey to Assawoman Bay, Delaware. The map offers countless depth soundings throughout as well as excellent coastal detail, especially in Cape Map and along Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay, and Assawoman Bay. An inset in the lower left quadrant focuses on the Delaware Breakwater near Cape Henlopen. A very attractive c. 1750 example of John Thornton and Mount and Page's important nautical chart or maritime map of the eastern coast of North America from Cape Henry to the Mouth of the St. Lawrence. The map includes the coasts of Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland as well as illustrating the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay in full. Shading indicates the various offshore shoals including the Nantucket Shoals, St. An interesting 1851 Edmund Blunt maritime chart or nautical map of the coast of the United States between New York City and the Pamlico Sound. Centered on the Chesapeake Bay, which is rendered in full, this map offers a fine pre-U.S. Coast Survey analysis of the American coast including the Pamlico Sound, the Albemarle Sound, The Chesapeake Bay and its Rivers, the Delaware Bay, and the New Jersey coastline. The map extends inland as far as Washington D.C. A rare and important 1810 map of the northeastern part of the United States by John Pinkerton. The map covers from Lake Huron and Ohio, extending north as far as Canada and Maine, and south to the Chesapeake Bay and northern Kentucky. The states of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont are illustrated in full. Ohio and Michigan are collectively identified as the Western Territory and are partially included. This is an exceptional example of the 1860 U.S. Coast Survey's progress chart of the Chesapeake Bay. The map covers from the mouth of the Susquehanna River southwards as far as Cape Henry and Norfolk. This chart includes both the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay in full, as well as small portions of the Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, James River, Patapsco River, and Patuxent River. Washington D.C. An uncommon and highly appealing 1862 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Atlantic Coast of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The map covers from the entrance to Delaware Bay (and Cape May) southwards to the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay (and Cape Henry). This area was a crucial naval theater during the American Civil War. This is a beautiful example of Johnson and Ward's 1865 map the Delaware and Maryland. It covers both states and shows parts of adjacent states. Includes a large inset map of the District of Columbia or Washington D.C. Made during the Civil war, this map includes a paragraph notation on the surveying of the boundary between Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, commonly called the 'Mason Dixon Line'. 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 Mid-Atlantic States. It covers New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Parts of neighboring Ohio, Kentucky and North Carolina are also covered. Identifies the 'Oil Region' in West Virginia and the 'great Western Coal Field' in Pennsylvania along with various other coal regions. This is an extremely rare whimsical 1731 map focusing on the remnants of the ephemeral colony of New Sweden by Jonas Silferling and Tobias Biorck. New Sweden, which by 1731 had been assimilated into British New York, occupied parts of Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland between the Chesapeake Bay and New York. A fine full color example of Francis Lamb's 1676 map of Virginia, Maryland, and the Chesapeake Bay. Oriented to the west, Lamb's map covers from Albemarle Sound to the Susquehanna River and from the Appellation Mountains to the Delaware Bay and New Jersey, inclusive of all of modern day Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Delaware Bay. 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 beautiful example of the Henry Benton's extremely scarce 1833 pocket map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Benton's map covers Pennsylvania from Lake erie eastward to Delaware and New Jersey, including adjacent parts of Maryland and neighboring New York and Ohio. In the lower left quadrant, a statistical table details population by counties in 1820 and 1830. Square mileage by state is also noted. A rare and unusual discovery. Ostensibly this is a fine example of 1892 U. S. Geological Survey map of Baltimore, Maryland, and vicinity. However, the United States Geological Survey never issued such a map. Instead this an uncommon publication issued by Johns Hopkins University based on earlier U.S.G.S. Survey work. The folding map, which is dissected and backed on linen, covers the city of Baltimore and its immediate vicinity from Marble Hill to Furnace Creek. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Baltimore, Maryland. The map is a lithographic plan covering the city of Baltimore from Gwinns Falls (and Bridge) to Seventh Street and from Green Mount Cemetery to the Patapsco River. Map is hand colored in pink, green, yellow and blue pastels according to Baltimore's 20 city wards and offers wonderful detail at the street level including references to the important buildings, cemeteries, roads, railroads and squares. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Delaware and Maryland. Like most of Colton's state maps, this map was derived from an earlier wall map of North America produced by Colton and D. Griffing Johnson. The map covers both Delaware and Maryland as well as parts of the adjacent states. A large inset of the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) appears in the lower left quadrant. The Chesapeake Bay is rendered in full.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1891 Rand McNally Map or Plan of Baltimore, Maryland