Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the New York City category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1764 Bellin Map of New York City

A beautiful example of J. N. Bellin's important 1764 map of New York City. The map depicts what is today the Financial District at the southern tip of Manhattan between the Hudson River and the 'Canal de la Longue Isle' or East River. Bellin's plan of New York is taken directly from an inset attached to J. B. L. Franquelin's 1693 regional manuscript map. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of New York, drawn by J. B. Smith. It features a lovely view of the New York Harbor from the south, looking across to Manhattan. Castle Williams on Governors Island is visible in the foreground. Countless church towers are visible in the background while many small boats can be seen sailing in the water. 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. A scarce and impressive colonial period c. 1773 Mark Tiddeman nautical chart of New York City and harbor. Oriented to the west and centered on Coney Island (Cunny I.), Tiddeman's chart coves from Staten Island to Jamaica Bay and from Sandy Hook to Harlem (northern Manhattan). There is a compass rose in the lower left quadrant. Relief, towns, and mills are represented pictorially. Numerous depth soundings fill the harbor and sand banks are rendered with stippling. An uncommon and colorful 1857 map of New York City by Humphrey Phelps. The map covers Manhattan south of 131st street as well as adjacent parts of Brooklyn, Queens, Hoboken, and Jersey City. Individual streets are named as are many individual buildings. The map notes various fery crossing, names piers, and shows shipping lanes. Various types of sailing, cargo, and stem vessels decorate the Hudson River. Where Columbia University now stands, this map reveals a 19th century Lunatic Asylum. A remarkable discovery, this is the second earliest published view of New York City (the earliest being Joost Hartgers unobtainable view). Issued around 1650 by the Dutch cartographer Joannes Blaeu, this view details the southern tip of Manhattan, then New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam), as it appeared under the Dutch colonial government. This is a rare large format 1865 folding map of New York City by Matthew Dripps. Covers the entire island of Manhattan as well as parts of Brooklyn, Queens, Hoboken and Jersey City. Shows the city in considerable detail with all streets and, in Manhattan, block numbers clearly shown. Labels most of the peers in lower Manhattan and shows numerous individual buildings with identifying numbers. Where Columbia University now stands, this map reveals a 19th century Lunatic Asylum. A stunning and rare 1868 Map of the northern part of the island of Manhattan, New York city by W. C. Rogers. Map covers the upper part of Manhattan, above 86th street (including Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley, Harlem, Inwood, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, etc...) in extraordinary detail, depicting streets, buildings, estates and in many cases individual trees. A rare possibly unique find, this is G. W. and C. B. Colton�s magnificent 1897 panoramic birds-eye view of New York City. Presented in chromolithograph color this map reveals Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens as seen from high above Jersey City and Hoboken, which themselves appear in the lower left quadrant. The area covered runs from the Bronx to the Statue of Liberty and from Hoboken to Brooklyn and Governor�s Island. This is a rare map of Westchester County, New York, the Bronx, and upper Manhattan during the American Revolutionary War issued for John Marshall�s 1832 edition of the Life of Washington . The map covers the strategically important region north of New York City as far as the Croton River and Tellers Point (Croton Point). Various rivers, roads, and topographical elements are noted. This is a rare map of New York City during the American Revolutionary War issued for John Marshall�s 1832 edition of the Life of Washington . The map covers the strategically important Manhattan Island and vicinity, including Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Various rivers, roads, and topographical elements are noted. Color coding indicates the positions of the British (Red) and Continental (Blue) forces as each attempted to maintain control of the region. This is a rare map of New York City, Staten Island, and Northern New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War issued for John Marshall�s 1832 edition of the Life of Washington . The map covers the strategically important west bank of the Hudson River from the Tappan Sea to Staten Island and further extends southwards to Trenton, Monmouth, and Deal, New Jersey. Various rivers, roads, and topographical elements are noted. An exquisitely detailed view of New York City�s Five Points slum in 1859, from the corner of Worth and Little Water St. The drawing is done from street level, and shows the Five Points House of Industry, a woman smoking, a dog biting a man's behind, and what looks to be a dandy and a policemen, among other figures. An exquisitely detailed view of New York City�s Five Points slum in 1859, showing the crossing of Baxter, Park and Worth, (Orange, Cross and Anthony Streets). The drawing is done from street view and hints at the slum-like conditions of the area at the time: the decrepit condition of some of the housing, a man pushing a woman into the street, and a policeman raising his baton, among other figures. A fine example of George W. Eldridge�s scarce nautical chart or map of the Long Island Sound. Eldridge�s monumentally proportioned chart covers the Long Island Sound from New York City to New London, Connecticut, Race Rock, and Gardiner�s Island. It includes the northern Coast of Long Island, including Shelter Island, Gardiner�s Island, and Plum Island, and the southern coast of Connecticut. A pleasant, simplified view of New York City in 1876, with important buildings numbered and named in the key. After lamenting that New York is not really very American, 'with much of foreign ingredients,' the London News writer goes on to sigh 'It is, however, the city of New York...that we have to describe.' The view includes Hoboken in foreground, Manhattan in the middle ground, and Brooklyn in the background. Fascinating text sales ads appear on verso. A remarkable 1775 vue d�optique or Lantern Print offering a European artist�s conception of the Great New York Fire of 1776. The view depicts parts of downtown New York, near Broadway, the original Stock Exchange, the original Kings College, and Trinity Church, fully engulfed in flames. British soldiers, dressed in their signature red coats are savagely beating the city�s panicked inhabitants while African slaves take advantage of the opportunity to loot the blazing buildings. An extremely example of Henry McCloskey�s 1864 pocket map of the city of Brooklyn, New York. In the mid-19th century, fueled by the advent of the steam ferry, which made crossing the East River practical, Kings County experienced a massive population burst. Wealthy and poor alike were quick to abandon the dirty and claustrophobic Manhattan for the suburban lands just across the East River. An extremely example of William Bishop's 1871 pocket map of the city of Brooklyn, New York. In the mid-19th century, fueled by the advent of the steam ferry, which made crossing the East River practical, Kings County experienced a massive population burst. Wealthy and poor alike were quick to abandon the dirty and claustrophobic Manhattan for the suburban lands just across the East River. A rare 1871 example Vaux & Olmstead's map of Tompkins Park or, as it is now known, Herbert von King Park, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Von King Park is one of Brooklyn�s earliest parks. This map depicts the park as a whole and includes pathways, individual trees, and fountains. The streets and avenues surrounding the park are also noted. The layout of Von King Park shown here reflects Vaux and Olmstead�s 1871 design. This highly appealing decorative map of Long Island was issued in 1891 by the Long Island Railroad to promote real estate investment throughout the island. Cartographically the map is based upon Colton�s 1855 Travellers Map of Long Island , though it has been updated to 1884, reflecting the development of the rail lines as far as Sag Harbor and Greenport as well as embellished with numerous decorative elements.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1764 Bellin Map of New York City