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NH-VT102
- MORSE (C. W.) “New Hampshire” N. Y.
1856. Colored. 15X12. Very detailed map shows many towns and
villages. RR's, rivers, roads, mountains, iron works and many major
landmarks. |
$175 |
NH-VT104
- BLUNT (E. & G. W.) “Plan of Portsmouth
Harbor” 1854. 7¼X7½. From Blunt's
“American Coast
Pilot.” Many soundings. Tides. Beacons. Gerrishes Is. Great Island.
Newcastle, Portsmouth. Gun Boat Shoal. Rocks and ledges. |
$135 |
NH-VT106 - BLUNT
(E. & G. W.)
“Isles of
Shoals” N.Y. 1837. 9X72. B/W. Locates Hog Island. Smutty Nose
Island and Star Island. Cedar Island and Ledge. White Island and Ledge.
Duck's Island with surrounding shoals. Many soundings throughout. |
$110 |
NH-VT108 - DES BARRES (Barre Reproduction)
“Newburyport to Cape Elizabeth" London 1776 (1967)..Colored.
29X21. Full size reproduction of Des Barres Two sheet chart of the coast
from Newbury Harbour and Salisbury Point to Portsmouth, N. H. and the
Piscataqua River to the York River, Maine, Wells Bay, Black Point Bay,
Richmond Is. and Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Locates harbors, inlets, rivers,
elevations. Dots along roads inland indicate dwellings and buildings.
Large compass rose on Sheet #2 has decorative fleur de lys indicating
both true and magnetic north. (Excellent condition of a reproduction
long out of print.) |
$375
for the pair. |
NH-VT114
- S. LEWIS “Vermont” Phila. c. 1804. Color. 9½X8. Finely drawn map by
Samuel Lewis and engraved by David Fairman shows the state of Vermont
from Lake Champlain in New York State over to the Connecticut River on
the New Hampshire border. Depicts towns and villages in excellent
detail, showing Rutland and Windsor as the primary cities in the early
19th century and locates county boundaries, rivers and the Green
Mountain range. A few roads are shown connecting towns drawn with fine
lines. A very nice map. |
$210 |
NH-VT117
- S. LEWIS “The State of New Hampshire by Samuel
Lewis.” Phila. 1796. Colored. 7½X6. Attractive small map of New
Hampshire shows cities, towns and harbors, lakes, rivers and mountains.
Locates the Connecticut River dividing the State from Vermont, and the
White Mountains are drawn in the northern regions of the State where
they can be seen from the seacoast as white hills rising above the
horizon. Includes the Massachusetts border showing the Merrimack River
flowing out to sea at Newburyport and Plum Island. From Mathew Carey's
“American Pocket Atlas” published in Philadelphia in 1796. |
$295 |
NH-VT123
- G. WALKER “Lake Winnipesaukee. New Hampshire.”
Boston. 1914. Colored. `6½X27½. Spectacular birds-eye
view on a folding map, of Lake Winnipesaukee with snow-capped Mount
Washington in the background, depicts the route of the Steamer Mount
Washington & locates islands in the Lake, with roads, fields, farms, &
houses around it. Includes a listing of all the White Mountains that
surround the Lake, & beyond. The map is folded into a very detailed
brochure put out by the Boston & Maine Railroad that includes both
photos and text describing the Lake & its amenities & pleasures for the
visiting tourist. The map was printed by George Walker & Son, and bears
their copyright from 1903 and 1909 after which the view was used by the
Railroad as a spectacular promotional piece in 1914.
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$310 |
NH-VT124
- G. ELDRIDGE “Portsmouth. N.H.”
Boston. c. 1929. B/W.13½X18. Intensely detailed chart
of Portsmouth showing Gerrishes Island at the entrance to the Harbor, &
the Navy Yard, Seavys Island, Kittery & a street block plan of
Portsmouth itself with wharves on the Piscataqua River. Depicts
Newcastle Island & the Westworth Hotel, Cutts Island, Pepperell Cove &
anchorages & locates hundreds of depth soundings, buoys, lights, rocks &
other dangers throughout the area. Includes courses & sailing lines as
an aid to mariners approaching Portsmouth from offshore. This is an
excellent chart published by George Eldridge in his “Book of Harbor
Charts. Boston to Bar Harbor. No. 56.” Condition. Very good.
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$350 |
NH-VT125
- THE BULLARD CO. “A Survey of the White Mountains.”
Boston. 1914. B/W. 33X26. This great map of the White
Mountain region in New Hampshire depicts all the mountains with their
heights & positions & locates the towns, railroads, roads, rivers &
ponds that make this portion of the State such a fine historical &
tourist attraction. Depicts Crawford Notch & Franconia Notch & hundreds
of mountains in the area, all named in a listing at top of the map.
Engraved by W. J. Dobinson, the map was folded to go into a pocket, but
is now pressed flat & in good condition. This is an attractive item for
hiking, driving sightseeing & locating special sights in a wonderful
region of the State.
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$175 |
NH-VT126
- H. F. WALLING “Untitled. Rochingham County, New
Hampshire.”
NY1877. Colored. 15X21.Very colorful County map shows
Portsmouth and the entrance to it's harbor at Gerrish Island & Kittery
depicts the coast down to Great & Little Boars' Heads & the entrance to
the Merrimack River & Newburyport Lights. Locates all major cities,
towns, & villages with their Post Offices, & all the roads & railroads
crossing the County. Includes small rivers, ponds, hills, & the
Piscataqua River in Maine flowing down to Portsmouth dividing Maine from
New Hampshire. Offshore the map includes the Isles of Shoals & to the
westward includes Merrimack, Litchfield, Manchester & Concord &
Pembroke. This fine map was produced under the direction of Henry
Francis Walling (1825-1888), a professor of mathematics & a surveyor, &
published by Comstock & Cline in their “Atlas of the State of New
Hampshire.” in New York. 1877. On the back are two excellent maps of 1.)
Portsmouth & 2.) Dover, Stratford County.
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