Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

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

1833 Benton Pocket Map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

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. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, drawn by J. R. Smith. It features a lovely view of the Philadelphia waterfront from the Delaware River. Many small boats can be seen in the foreground. 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 fine first state example of J. B. Homann's decorative 1712 map of Mexico, Florida, New England, the West Indies, and the Mississippi Valley (Louisiana). Centered on the Mississippi River Valley, Homann's map covers from Sinaloa (Mexico) eastwards to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Spanish Main (Venezuela) inclusive of Florida, the West Indies, Central America, and the British Colonies along the Atlantic seaboard. A beautiful example of the legendary American map publisher Samuel Augustus Mitchell Jr.�s 1872 map of the state of Pennsylvania. The map covers the state of Pennsylvania from Lake Erie eastward to New Jersey as well as adjacent parts of New York, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. The map identifies Gettysburg, where the Battle of Gettysburg, considered a major turning point of the Civil War, was fought in 1863. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's rare two part map of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cincinnati, Ohio. The map is divided into two sections. The lower map, Cincinnati, Ohio, covers from Mt. Harrison to Fulton and From the Ohio River to Mt. Auburn. In addition to all major streets, this map identifies the Water Works, a Railroad Tunnel, Miami Canal, Whitewater Canal, the site of Fort Washington, the Mt. Adams Observatory, and the Military Barracks. An excellent 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This city plan covers Philadelphia from the Schuylkill River in the northwest to the Delaware River in the southwest, and from Somerset Street to Mt. Keon Street, along with parts of adjacent Camden. Identifies the Navy Yard, the Country Prison, Girard College, the Reading Railroad, the Alms House, Fairmont Waterworks, and the Odd Fellows Cemetery. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's map of Pennsylvania. 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 the entire state of Pennsylvania as well adjacent parts of New York, Maryland, and New Jersey This map was issued at the height of the American westward expansion. This map, which was first issued by Reading Howell in 1791, is considered to be one of the most important maps of Pennsylvania ever issued as well as the finest of the 18th century. Howell, a landowner and surveyor of Pennsylvania, was commissioned by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1789 to create a map of the state compiling all of the new information generated by military surveyors on both sides of the conflict during the American Revolutionary War. This carefully defined piece of S. A. Mitchell�s 1854 map of Pennsylvania features the state�s cities, towns, roads, canals, and railroads in great detail. This map covers from Lake Erie eastward to Delaware and New Jersey. An elevation profile of the important Pennsylvania Canal system fills the upper right quadrant of the map. In the lower left quadrant steamboat travel distances are rendered in tabular format. Published by John Cary in 1821, this is one of the most interesting atlas maps of the north-eastern parts of the United States to appear in the early 19th century. Centered on New York and Pennsylvania, Cary�s map covers from Lake Huron southward as far as Virginia and North Carolina and eastward as far as the Atlantic Ocean. This is the extremely rare 1853 edition of one of the most beautiful pocket maps of New York made in the 19th century: Colton�s Thirty Three Miles Around the City of New York . Covers New York City and vicinity as far south as Ocean County, New Jersey, as far east as Suffolk County, as far north as Rockland County, and as far west as Somerset County. Reveals the area in considerable detail with special attention to settlements, tolls, roads, and railroads. A beautiful 1855 first edition example of Colton's rare two part map of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cincinnati, Ohio. Map is divided into two sections. Both are hand colored in pink, green, yellow and blue pastels to identify city wards. Both maps also offer extraordinary detail at level of individual streets and buildings. Both maps are drawn to the same scale. Surrounded by Colton's typical spiral motif border. The lower map, Cincinnati, Ohio, covers from Mt. A beautiful example of Finley's important 1827 map of Pennsylvania. Depicts the state with moderate detail in Finley's classic minimalist style. Shows river ways, roads, canals, and some topographical features. Offers color coding at the county level. Title at top center. Scale at bottom center. Engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1827 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas . A beautiful example of A. J. Johnson�s 1866 map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This rare map offers a fascinating snapshot of these union states shortly following the close of the American Civil War. Map shows both states in full with color coding according to county. Features the fretwork style border common to Johnson�s atlas work from 1863 to 1869. Published by A. J. Johnson and Ward as page numbers 31-32 in the 1866 edition of Johnson�s New Illustrated Family Atlas. A beautiful example of S. A. Mitchell Jr.�s 1864 map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Detailed to the county level with special attention both political and geographic elements. Notes important river systems, railways, canals, and cities. An inset in the lower left features the city of Philadelphia. An inset in the lower right quadrant features Baltimore, Maryland. One of the most attractive American atlas maps of this region to appear in the mid 19th century. This rare map of Pennsylvania & New Jersey was printed in 1835 by the important American mapmaker Bradford. Originally published in Bradford's 1835 issued of the Atlas Designed to Illustrated teh Abridgement of Universal Geography, Modern & Ancient . This hand colored map is a copper plate engraving, dating to 1850 by the legendary American Mapmaker S.A. Mitchell, the elder. It represents Pennsylvania. Contains notes on steamboat stops and routes between Pittsburg and Louisville, Philadelphia and New York both via Trenton and via Bordentown, and from Philadelphia to Baltimore via New Castle. Upper portion of the map is dedicated to a profile of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Columbia Railroad. A significant though often overlooked piece, this is Homann's c. 1716 map of New England, New York, and New Jersey. Though titled 'Nova Anglia', Homann's map actually covers a much broader area from New France (Canada) to the Delaware Bay, and from Philadelphia to Nova Scotia, inclusive of all of New England, New York, and New Jersey, as well as parts of adjacent Canada and Pennsylvania.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1833 Benton Pocket Map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware