Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1907 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Long Island Sound and Connecticut Coast near Branford

This is an impressive large format rolling 1907 nautical chart or maritime map of the northern shore of the Long Island Sound or the Connecticut Coast. Issued by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, this map covers from East Haven, Connecticut to Sachem Head, Connecticut, inclusive of South Send, Branford Harbor, Branford City, Indian Neck, Pleasant Point, Stony Creek, Hoadley Point, Joshua Cove and Guilford. It further includes the Thimble Islands (Ghost Islands) and Blackstone Rocks. This is an impressive large format rolling 1907 nautical chart or maritime map of the Long Island Sound, Long Island's North Fork, and Connecticut Coast in the vicinity of New Haven. Issued by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, this map covers from Stratford, Connecticut, Port Jefferson, Long Island and Setauket, Long Island and extends eastward as far as Niantic, Connecticut, Plum Inland, and Oyster Ponds. An extremely scarce map, this is a c. 1827 pocket format map of Connecticut by Amos Doolittle of New Haven. Thrall's map, which is dated at bottom center, covers the entire state of Connecticut as well as the adjacent Long Island Sound. Connecticut is here divided into eight color coded counties. A decorative title cartouche depicting Connecticut scenery appears in the lower right quadrant. An extremely scarce map, this is Willis Thrall's 1831 pocket map of Connecticut. Thrall's map, which is dated at bottom center, covers the entire state of Connecticut as well as the adjacent Long Island Sound. Connecticut is here divided into eight color coded counties. Inset plans of New Haven, Hartford, and the New England States, rest in the lower right quadrant. The upper right quadrant features a profile of the Farmington Canal. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Boston, Massachusetts, drawn by J. R. Smith. It features a lovely view of the city of Boston from Roxbury. The Bulfinch's State House can be seen in the distance. This view was engraved by J. B. Neagle as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. This is a fascinating example of the 1862 H. H. Lloyd map of New England. Lloyds map covers from Maine to Long Island, including the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, as well as adjacent portions of New York and Canada. Numerous cities, countries, rivers, cities, mountain passes and various other topographical features are identified. Hand coloring defines national and regional boundaries. Prepared by H. H. Llloyd and Co. This is an uncommon 1958 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey map or chart of Martha's Vineyard to Block Island. Covers from Buzzards Bay to Narragansett Bay. Offers some inland detail as well including topography, rivers, roads, waterways and cities. Also included are buoy positions, cable and pipeline areas, and fish trap areas. Includes countless depth soundings in feet. Text along left margin notes storm warnings and tidal information. The chart was prepared under the supervision of H. This is a fine example of the C. S. Hammond's 1920 bird's eye view map of New York to Boston. Focusing mainly on Long Island, the map covers from Richmond (Staten Island) to Cape Cod. Includes Nantucket Island, Block Island and Martha's Vineyard. Various villages and regions along Long Island and the coast of Connecticut are identified. In the north, the view extends as far as Thatcher Island. A remarkable chromolithograph map and view of Boston Harbor from Boston to Provincetown. Includes all of Cape Cod Bay, Quincy Bay and Dorchester Bay with the communities of Boston, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy, Hough's Neck, Mingham, Nantasket, Duxbury, Plymouth, Cohasset, Scituate, and Provincetown noted. Also notes many of the Islands in Boston Harbor including Moon Island, Spectacle Island, Thomson's Island, Long Island, Governor's Island, and many others. An attractive example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1859 triangulation chart of the New England coastline. The chart covers from Narragansett Bay eastward, past Cape Cod, Boston, Portland, and Penobscot Bay as far as Passamaquoddy Bay and Grand Manan Island. Shows the primary triangulation points used in setting up the survey throughout the region. Compiled under the direction of A. D. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Connecticut and Long Island. 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. Covers the entire state of Connecticut extending eastward from Fairfield to Windham and New London as well as the whole of adjacent Long Island, Block Island, and the Long Island Sound. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Boston, Massachusetts. The map covers the entire city of Boston including the surrounding communities of Cambridge, Summerville, Charleston, East Boston, South Boston and Roxbury. Color coding identifies various city wards and districts. This is an exceptionally interesting and important map of Boston issued just prior to the Back Bay land reclamation projection. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 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 all of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, inclusive of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard (Dukes Island), as well as adjacent parts of New Hampshire and Vermont. An uncommon and highly appealing U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Bristol Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The map covers from Prudence Island to Rhode Island ad from Popasquash Neck to Bristol. The map offers a wealth of maritime detail including countless depth soundings, identification of various rocks, shoals, and other undersea dangers, and notes on tides, light houses, soundings, and sailing instructions. The triangulation for this chart was completed by E. An uncommon and highly appealing U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The map covers from Great Creak and Sandy Neck south to the Cape Cod Railroad and Dennis Pond in Yarmouth. Covers the cities of Barnstable, Yarmouth Port, and Yarmouth, with detail to the level of individual buildings and land plots. An attractive 1859 first edition example of Richard Clark and Robert & George Tackabury's important wall map of Connecticut. The map covers the entire state of Connecticut with impressive detail including topography shown by hachure, color coding by county and township, notes on railroad lines, rivers, and roads, countless depth sounding all along the Long Island Sound, and multiple insets of Connecticut cities. Drawn on a scale of 1. An uncommon 1862 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Dutch Island Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. Dutch Island, which lies to the west of the much larger Conanicut Island, lies at the entrance to Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. The harbor was used extensively as a safe haven for ships caught by Atlantic Storms. In 1827 the first Dutch Island lighthouse was built followed by improvements in 1857 and in 1878. A highly significant map, this is the 1774 'Jefferys' Map' of the Most Inhabited Part of New England . Centered on the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this map covers from Long Island to Lake Champlain and from the Hudson River to Cape Cod and Kennebec Bay, Maine. There is an inset of Boston in the upper left corner and another of Boston Harbor near the cartouche in the lower right quadrant. This scarce map was drawn by Braddock Mead (a.k.a. John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys. A highly significant map, this is the 1774 'Jefferys' Map' of the Most Inhabited Part of New England . Centered on the Massachusetts Bay Colony, this map covers from Long Island to Lake Champlain and from the Hudson River to Cape Cod and Kennebec Bay, Maine. There is an inset of Boston in the upper left corner and another of Boston Harbor near the cartouche in the lower right quadrant. This scarce map was drawn by Braddock Mead (a.k.a. John Green) and published by Thomas Jefferys. An uncommon 1855 map of Marion or Sippican Harbor, Massachusetts. Located on the western side of Buzzards Bay, Sippican or Marion is a small bay historically known for its many resident sailors and sea captains. Today it is a popular tourist destination. Details they bay as well as the sounding countryside, fields, and the town of Sippican or Marion (renamed in 1852 after the Revolutionary War Hero Francis Marion).

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1907 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Long Island Sound and Connecticut Coast near Branford