New York City. BURROUGHS & COMPANY [New York, 1904] The New York Subway Souvenir. 9 ¼ x 7 1/8 inches. Paper covers. 47 pp. with several photos, advertisements, and a double-page subway map. Some staining, scuffed area, & minor edge chipping to front cover; internally paper a bit age-toned, still.....
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Elmer J. Chute’s Map of the Goldfield Mining District Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada. 1905.
Rare, separately published map of the site of the last, great American gold rush. The map clearly plots out the claims of the many companies working the area with colors designating the largest of them. The great hopes for the area are expressed on the map in the route of.....
Cape Cod. MURPHY, John F./ FEDERAL ENG. & PUB. CO. [Boston: dated 1905] Untitled view/ map of Cape Cod. 17 x 26 ¾ inches. Colored lithograph. Folding view, flattened; without covers; very slight fold wear, else a fine example. A rare, sweeping, aerial view emphasizing Cape Cod’s striking hook-like shape.....
Astronomy. BARRITT, Leon/ SERVISS, Garrett P. [New York, 1906] The Barritt-Serviss Star And Planet Finder Northern Hemisphere… 15 x 15 inches. Pressed-paper, lithographed, rotating disc with an astronomical map mounted on a black board, above which is attached, another similarly made board to be used in coordination with the rotating.....
Geo. W. Eldridge’s Chart C Vineyard Sound Lt-Ship to Chatham.
An uncommonly fine example of this scarce, well-detailed yet highly legible, nautical chart of the challenging waters in the area of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. It is rich with navigational detail vital to anyone plying these problematic seas, all of which is presented with Eldridge’s characteristic clarity. In addition to.....
Hastain's Township Plats of the Creek Nation.
A scarce, pocket land atlas, made for use in the field, of the properties owned by members of the Five Civilized Tribes--the Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The work remains to this day one of the best and most reliable sources for locating original land ownership titles in.....
Nantucket/ Martha’s Vineyard/ Cape Cod. ELDRIDGE, George [Boston: 1914/ 1915 (stamped)] Geo. W. Eldridge’s Chart C Vineyard Sound Light-Ship to Chatham. 27 ¼ x 47 ½ inches. Lithograph mounted on original linen as originally issued, with identifying label & price list of available charts by Eldridge pasted on back; minor.....
Pictorial Map/ United States/ Canada. CASS, Katherine "Kae" Dorn [Cleveland, Ohio: 1928] Untitled Manuscript of the Northeast & Midwest U. S. & Part of Canada. 26 ¾ x 21 inches. Watercolor & ink on poster board; excellent condition. Highly animated and well-executed biographical map chronicling the travels, activities, adventures and.....
Massachusetts/ Education. SHURTLEFF, Elizabeth [New York: dated 1930] Map of Massachusetts The Old Bay State. [Secondary title:] A Picture History Map Published by the Graphic History Association… 26 ¼ x 38 inches. Four-color print. Two mended splits in margins, pin holes in corners, else excellent condition with very vibrant color. .....
Oxford University. LEE, Kerry/ PICTORIAL MAPS, LTD. [London?, 1948] Oxford. 18 x 22 ¾ inches. Original color print on high-grade, heavy paper. Pinholes in corners of margins, else excellent condition. A particularly attractive example of this vibrantly colored and detailed, pictorial map/ view of.....
[Archive of Ionia the Enchantress].
An archive that sheds light on the life of an extraordinary woman, known on the stage as Ionia the Enchantress, and on the tangled process of disposing of property in Russia in the fraught years of the Russian Revolution. Many of the documents relate to the sale of estates in.....
Megary New York.
A beautifully preserved specimen of American craftsmanship of the early 19th century with an exquisitely engraved compass dial. The original mahogany box was customized to snugly hold the removable, vertical sighting vanes in place. We have yet to find information on the maker, Megary.