BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. Colton. 1855
Colton’s City of Baltimore Maryland. Imprint: Published by J. H. Colton – No. 172 Williams St. New York. Lower right: Entered ... in the year 1855 by J. H. Colton & Co.... 11”h x 14”w plus surrounded by ornate engraved frame. Tear extending into image and tears in margins repaired by archival tape. Image in very good condition. Original wash color.

Shows Baltimore divided into 20 wards. Shows Fort McHenry on the Patapsco River.

BALTIMORE, MD. Walling & Gray. 1873.
City of Baltimore. 15.5"h x 22.8"w. Wash coloring. Edges chipped; centerfold repaired with archival materials; image very good.

Published in New Topographical Atlas of Maryland and the District of Columbia ... By S. J. Martinet, H. F. Walling, and O. W. Gray (Baltimore: Stedman, Brown & Lyon; 1873).

This is a large scale plan showing Druid Hill Park and J. Hopkins' Clifton Park near the top of the map and the Patapsco River at the bottom. "Steam Rail Roads" and "City Passenger Rail Roads" are shown.

BALTIMORE. USGS. 1894-1905
Topographic map consisting of four contiguous sheets, not assembled.
Upper right sheet: Maryland. Baltimore Quadrangle
Upper left sheet: Maryland. Ellicott Sheet.
Lower right sheet: Maryland. Relay Sheet
Lower left sheet: Maryland. Laurel Sheet

Upper left: U. S. Geological Survey Charles D. Walcott (or, on three sheets, J. W. Powell), Director. Various dates 1894 to 1905 at lower right. Each sheet 17”h x 14”w. Original printed color. Mounted on linen. Very good condition. Numbered in ink upper right margin.

These are topographic maps, scale 1:62,500 (or one mile to one inch), covering Baltimore and vicinity including most of Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, and parts of Prince George (sic), Montgomery and Carroll Counties. The maps extend from Cockeysville near the top of the upper right sheet to Bowie at the bottom of the lower left sheet. Laurel is near the center of the lower left sheet. Ellicott City is near the bottom of the upper left sheet. Street patterns of Baltimore and surrounding towns are shown.

A small portion of one of the sheets is shown at the right.

BOSTON, MA. Walker. 1891.
Part of the Metropolitan District [of Boston] . Below neat line: Copyright 1891 by Geo. H. Walker. Boston, Thos. W. Davis Surveyor. 18"h x 26"w. Margins chipped and soiled, but ample for framing. Image is very good.

Includes northern Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Chelsea and an island named "East Boston".

CENTERBROOK, CT. c1870.
West Part of Centre Brook Town of Essex [and] East Part of Centre Brook Town of Essex . Two maps on one sheet 14"h x 22'w. Margin corners creased. Image in very good condition. Original wash color.

This is a very large-scale map showing buildings along roads adjacent to Falls River. The map is continued from the upper map to the lower. Centerbrook is near Essex, Connecticut, which lies along the Connecticut River. The shapes of the individual buildings are shown; owners and property lines are indicated. The "Connecticut Valley Railroad" goes through the lower map. The "Comstock, Cheney, & Co. Ivory Works" occupy much of the upper map.

CINCINNATI. Rand, McNally. 1898.
Cincinnati and Environs. In margin:<>B> Rand, McNally & Co.'s Cincinnati. Under map scale: Copyright, 1898, by Rand, McNally & Co. Image 15"h x 19"w. Second map below: Business Portion of Cincinnati on Enlarged Scale. 10”h x 13”w. Images in excellent condition. Full color.

Shows Cincinnati bisected by the Ohio River. Streets and major buildings are identified. Also, several rail lines and facilities are shown.

FALL RIVER, MA. 1871.
City of Fall River . 14"h x12"w. Lower left corner chipped well outside neat line; short printer's creases lower right; otherwise image is excellent. Original wash color.

From Walling & Gray, Official Topographical Atlas of Massachusetts (Boston: Stedman, Brown & Lyon, 1871).

Shows Fall River with Mount Hope Bay on the left. The Quequechan River is at the lower right.

FRANKLINVILLE, KENTUCKY. Russell? 1795/1799.
Plan of Franklinville, in Mason County, Kentucky.4 ½” w x 6 ½”h. Edges of two margins toned. Image very good. Engraved.

Published in W. Winterbotham,An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the United States…. London: H.D. Symonds, 1799. Howe’s W581. First published in 1795. At the lower left margin is the faint name of the engraver which appears to be “Russell”; Russell engraved Winterbotham’s larger folding maps in the same book.

Franklinville was a proposed town to be located where the North and Middle Forks of the Kentucky River meet in what is now Lee County (at that time it was within Mason County which lies along the Ohio River). It was planned about 1794 and lots were to be sold at an office in London England; however, the town was never built. The site is near the present town of Beattyville in eastern Kentucky. Franklinville is shown on the Russell map of Kentucky published in 1799 (see our map of Kentucky, number Z8M43G). The town is laid out on a grid system of about 80 blocks with a central park (called “Circus”) and four smaller parks (called “Crescents”) at the four main compass points. East-West streets located east of the “Circus” are named after states. West of the “Circus” they are mostly named after people, including Washington, Jefferson, and Fowler, one of the promoters. N-S streets are named for trees.

There is a note under the title: “Each Square contains 16 House Lots, each Lot 100 feet in front and 200 feet deep”.

This is one of a pair of interesting maps of towns that were planned but never built in Kentucky; the other being Lystra.

HOLYOKE, MA. Beers. c1870.
Holyoke North East Section [and] Holyoke South West Section. Two 21"h x 14"w maps that could be joined. Margins toned and slightly soiled. Occasional very light foxing. Faint offsetting. Original wash color. From a Beers atlas, ca. 1870.

This is a very large-scale map showing the configurations of individual buildings. The Connecticut River curves around the east and north sides of the city. Three large canals go through the city; they are identified as the "Upper Level Canal", "Second Level Canal" and "Third Level Canal". Owners (occupants?) of individual homes, factories and businesses are shown on the map. At the bottom of one map is a long list: "Holyoke Subscriber's Business Reference"; at the bottom of the other is "Holyoke References" showing owners and occupants of businesses along various streets. The "Connecticut River Rail Road' goes through the city.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Gallup. c1922.
Gallup's Map of Greater Kansas City and Suburbs. Imprint: Compiled and Published by Gallup Map & Supply Co. Kansas City, Mo. 26"h x 31"w. Mounted in buff-colored folder titled: Gallup's Greater Kansas City ... , with 16 page index. One-inch tear though neat line at stub; minor separation at some intersections, minor toning along a few folds. Otherwise very good condition. Original color.

Forty-eight street car lines are overprinted in red. The waterways are blue and parks are green.
Verso:
[Map of] General Business District, Kansas City, Mo.
Map of United States - Showing Central Location of Kansas City.
[Map] Extension of City Limits Kansas City, Mo. at Different Periods.
[Chart] Population [1922 population is estimated].
Ward Map, Kansas City, Mo.
[Map of] Retail and Wholesale District - - Kansas City. Mo.
Alphabetical Index [and] Numerical Index.

LONG ISLAND CITY. c1873.
Map of Long Island City Showing the Boundaries of the Same together with the Five Wards. c1873. 9"h x 14"w. Small stain inside right margin, otherwise excellent.

Shows the five wards: 1st or Hunter's Point, 2d or Blissville Ward, 3d or Ravenswood Ward, 4th or Astoria Ward, and 5th or Bowery Bay Ward. The area is included in present-day Queens across the East River from Central Park in Manhattan. The plan is bounded by the East River at the top, Brooklyn at the left (the two are separated by Newtown Creek), Lawrence's Point and Bowery Bay on the right, and Calvary Cemetery Road - Bowery Bay Road at the bottom.

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. Rand, McNally. 1898.
Louisville. Left margin: Rand, McNally & Co.'s Louisville. Lower left: Rand McNally & Co.’s Business Atlas Map of Louisville, Ky. Copyright, 1898, by Rand, McNally & Co. 12”h x 19”w. Inset map: Southern Extension of Louisville. Bottom margin chipped to neat line in one place. Image in excellent condition. Full color.

Shows Louisville adjacent to the Ohio River. Streets, rail lines and major buildings are identified.

LYNN, MA. Walker. 1891.
City of Lynn. Lower left: Copyright 1891 by Geo. H. Walker & Co. Lower right: Revised by Chas. W. Gay, C. E. 17"h x 26"w. Margins chipped; bottom margin stained, slightly into image; but suitable for matting or framing. Image of city very good. Original outline color and "Lynn Woods" in wash color.

Lynn was settled in 1629 and is located about 10 miles northeast of Boston. The map shows streets, some buildings, several ponds, a river, railroads, harbors and boundaries. Large scale, approx. 850 feet per inch.

LYSTRA, KENTUCKY. Russell? 1795/1799.
Plan of Lystra, in Nelson-County, Kentucky. 4 ¾”w x 6 ½”h. Two edges of the sheet are toned. The image is very good. Engraved.

Published in W. Winterbotham, An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the United States…. London: H.D. Symonds, 1799. Howe’s W581. First published in 1795. The name of the engraver is not shown, but Russell engraved Winterbotham’s larger folding maps in the same book, such as the map of Kentucky the shows this town. (See our map of Kentucky, number Z8M43G.)

Lystra was a proposed town that was to be located along the South Creek of the Rolling Fork of the Salt River in what was then Nelson County. It was planned about 1794 and lots where to be sold from an office in London, England, but the town wasn't built. Although it is difficult to locate the site today, Lystra is shown on the Russell map of Kentucky published in 1799. Lystra was laid out as a square grid of about 25 blocks containing 188 lots. There is a large un-named circular park at the center. In the four corners across the street from the park are sites for a church, college, town hall, and “Place of Amusement”, identified on the map by a key, as are four markets along the river. At the lower left is a note: “… the lots undisposed of may be purchased at the Agency-Office, Threadneedle Street, London”.

This is one of a pair of interesting maps of towns that were planned but never built in Kentucky; the other being Franklinville.

MILWAUKEE. Rand, McNally. 1898.
Milwaukee. Upper margin: Rand, McNally & Co.'s Milwaukee. Lower left: Rand McNally & Co.’s New 14 x 21 Map of Milwaukee. Copyright, 1898, by Rand, McNally & Co. Image in excellent condition. Full color.

Shows Milwaukee adjacent to Lake Michigan. Streets and major buildings are identified. Shows Milwaukee River and Kinnickinnic River. Also, several rail lines and facilities are shown.

MONTREAL. Rand, McNally. 1898.
Montreal Lower left: Rand, McNally & Co.'s Indexed Atlas of the World. Map of Montreal. Copyright 1898 by Rand, McNally & Co. 19"h x 26"w. Short tears in margins. Image in excellent condition. Full color.

Shows Montreal along the St. Lawrence River. This is a large scale map having one mile per 4 1/2". Streets and major buildings are identified. Shows Lachine Canal with several basins and a dry dock. Also, several rail lines and facilities are shown.

PHILADELPHIA. Gray. 1877.
Philadelphia Imprint: Gray's Atlas. O. W. Gray & Son. Geographical Publishers. 10 North Fifth St. Philadelphia. Manufacturers of Maps &c. Copyright 1876, by O. W. Gray & Son. 16"h x 25"w. Lower 2 inches of centerfold closed with archival materials. Some finger soiling in margins. Image in very good condition. Original wash color.

Published in The National Atlas Containing Elaborate Topographical Maps of the United States . . . (Philadelphia, O. W. Gray & Son, 1877).

Covers an area approximately 4 miles high by 7 miles wide. Shows street patterns, major buildings, horse and steam railroads, Fairmont Park, Delaware River, Schuylkill River, etc. Color-coded by ward. Intended for a large distribution with explanations provided in English, French and German.

Shown at the right is a portion of the city plan.

PHILADELPHIA. Rand, McNally. 1898.
Philadelphia. In top margin: Rand, McNally & Co.'s Philadelphia. Bottom center: Rand McNally & Co.’s New Business Atlas Map of Philadelphia. Copyright, 1898, by Rand, McNally & Co. 19”h x 26”w. Inset lower right: Philadelphia and Vicinity. Image in excellent condition. Full color.

Shows Philadelphia and the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. Streets, rail lines and major buildings are identified.

SPRINGFIELD, MA. Beers. c1870.
Springfield. 14"h x 21"w. Margins toned and soiled. Occasional light foxing. Faint offsetting. Original wash color. From a Beers atlas, ca. 1870.

Springfield is on the east bank of the Connecticut River in central Massachusetts. Individual buildings are shown and many owners identified. Wards are colored individually. At the right are the villages of "Indian Orchard P.O." and "Sixteen Acres". At the lower left is a list: "Springfield Town Subscriber's Business Reference".

ST. LOUIS. Rand, McNally. 1898.
St. Louis. Right margin: Rand, McNally & Co.'s St. Louis. Lower left: Rand McNally & Co.’s New Business Atlas Map of St. Louis. Copyright, 1898, by Rand, McNally & Co. 26”h x 19”w. Inset map: Map of St. Louis and Vicinity. Image in excellent condition. Full color.

Shows St. Louis and East St. Louis divided by the Missouri River. Names streets, parks and rail lines.

STAUNTON, VA. Gray. 1877.
Gray's New Map of Staunton Augusta County Virginia Drawn from Special Surveys 1877. North Part Second Ward [and South Part First Ward] Imprint: Drawn, Engraved and Published by O. W. Gray & Son, Geographers: Manufacturers of Maps and Atlases. 10 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia. Jacob Chace Topographical Engineer, Manager of Local Surveys. Two overlapping sheets, each 16"h x 27"w, which could be joined. Light stains, lower corners damp stained, narrow side margins chipped and reinforced with archival material, centerfold of lower sheet repaired with archival materials. Overall a good map. Original wash color.

Published in The National Atlas Containing Elaborate Topographical Maps of the United States . . . (Philadelphia, O. W. Gray & Son, 1877).

This is a large scale plan showing approximately 250 feet per inch. Individual streets and buildings are shown. The "Institution for the Education of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind", "Western Lunatic Asylum", "C. and O. Round-House", "Thorn Rose Cemetery" and " "Baldwin Augusta Fair Grounds" are among the many large properties identified. Dozens of property owners are identified.

Shown at the right is a portion of the plan.

TOLEDO, OHIO. Rand, McNally. 1898.
Toledo. Right margin: Rand, McNally & Co.'s Toledo. Lower right: Rand McNally & Co.’s Business Atlas Map of Toledo. Copyright, 1898, by Rand, McNally & Co. 12”h x 19”w. Top margin chipped nearly to neatline in one place. Image in excellent condition. Full color.

A small-scale map showing Toledo bisected by the Maumee River. Streets, rail lines and major buildings are identified.

TORONTO, ONTARIO. Cram. 1896.
Toronto. 10"h x 12"w. Original color. Published in Cram's Universal Atlas (Chicago: George F. Cram, 1896).

Shows Lake Ontario at the bottom. Many streets are named; railroads are shown. An area labeled "Queens Park" contains Toronto University, New Provincial Parliament Building, and Wycliffe College.

WASHINGTON, DC. Russell. 1795/1799.
Plan of the City of Washington in the Territory of Columbia ceded by the States of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the Seat of their Government, after the year 1800. Under title: J. Russell, Sculpt Constitu’n Row Grays Inn Road. Image 15 ¾” x 20 ¾”. Uncolored, as issued. Backed with archival tissue to re-enforce fold lines. Image very good.

This map is based on the 1792 plan published by Andrew Ellicott. It is one of nine maps published in London as John Reid’s An American Atlas, and engraved by John Russell of London. The same nine maps were included in An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the American United States by William Winterbotham (1763-1829) published in London in 1795 and 1799 and in New York in 1796. Howes W581. Reid’s An American Atlas was meant to accompany the version of Winterbotham’s history published without the maps. . This undated Russell plan is among the larger of the maps issued during the city's development.

Near the upper right is an eight-pointed compass indicator surmounted by a fleur de lis. The title is surmounted by two winged female figures flanking a shield bearing Washington's arms supported by female figures of Fame and Liberty. At the lower right is a distance “Scale of Poles”. “Remarks” in the upper right lists the elevation of various locations in relation to the tide of Tiber Creek and how water could be provided to the city.

The plan shows the layout of streets including the long diagonals. Washington is bordered by the “Potomack” (Potomac) River and the “Eastern Branch”, now Anacostia River. Georgetown, at the left and northwest of Rock Creek, is separately labeled. Reedy Branch and Tiber Creek are shown to the north outside of the street pattern. Each block is numbered. A few major buildings including the “Capitol” and the “Presidents House” are labeled; others are merely outlined. The proposed landscape design for the Mall is shown with considerable detail. Outline contours of docks and slips are shown along the rivers.

WASHINGTON, DC MAP BOUND IN WELD'S TRAVELS. Stockdale. 1798/1807.
Plan of the City of Washington.Imprint: Published by J. Stockdale Piccadilly 16th. Sep’r. 1798. 7”h x 8 ½”w. Light foxing. Reference Phillips, Maps and Views of Washington and District of Columbia, PW 37.

Bound in Isaac Weld (1774-1856): Travels through the States of North America, and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797. 4th. ed. London: John Stockdale, 1807. 8 1/2"h x 5 1/2"w. Two volumes (427, 376 pages). Owner’s signature (1814). Howes W235. Based on 38 letters Weld sent to friends in Great Britain. All sixteen plates and maps present, including five folding maps, the one described above plus:

1. "Part of the United States of North America.” Imprint: “Published 15th Nov’r. 1798, by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly." 16”w x 18 ½”h. Two small spots.

2. "A New Map of Upper & Lower Canada 1798.” Imprint: “Published Nov’r. 10th. 1798 by J. Stockdale Piccadilly." 7”h x 9”w.

3. "A Plan of the City of Quebec." 7”h x 9 ½”w. Light offsetting.

3. "An Eye Sketch of the Falls of Niagara.” Imprint: “London Published by J. Stockdale Piccadilly 16th Nov’r. 1798." 6 ½”h x 8 ½”w.

The two volumes.