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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-VT115
- J. H. COLTON “Vermont” NY 1855. Colored. 14½X12. Fine map of the State
shows counties in different colors & locates all major cities, towns &
villages. Depicts Lake George & Lake Champlain on Vermont's western
boundary, and the Connecticut River forming the eastern boundary with
New Hampshire. The Green Mountain range is shown traversing the State
from north to south and railroads, roads & canals are indicated with
fine lines connecting towns. A fine map of the State. |
$185 |
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-VT120
- C. S. HAMMOND “New Hampshire.”
NY. c. 1925. 12¼X9. Colored. Attractive map shows New
Hampshire bordered by Vermont and Maine. Depicts Counties in different
colors & locates all major cities, towns and harbors, rivers and
mountain ranges. Includes a list of 12 railroads featured on the map. A
fine map with excellent detail and good color. |
$75 |

NH-VT121
- RAND McNALLY “New Hampshire.”
Chicago 1899. Colored. 12½X10. This very detailed map
shows New Hampshire bordered by Vermont and Maine & locates all major
cities, towns and harbors. Depicts the White Mountains, lakes & rivers
and includes a listing down right side of the principal cities and towns
and their population figures. Rand McNally was a prominent mapmaker in
Chicago in the late 19th century and this map was published in their
“World Atlas & Gazetteer.” (On the back (verso) is a fine map of New
Jersey.) |
$85 |
NH-VT122
- T. JEFFERYS “A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of
New England, Containing the Provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New
Hampshire with the Colonies of Konekticut and Rhode Island divided into
Counties and Townships. The Whole Composed from Actual Surveys and it's
Situation Adjusted by Astronomical Observations. November 29, 1755.
Published According to Act by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to His Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales near Charing Cross”
London. 1755/1763. Colored. 20½X19¼..This fine map
engraved on handmade rag paper, is the top left sheet of a four part map
covering the regions outlined in the title above. It includes the border
with New York State in the vicinity of Crown Point and Fort Frederic on
Lake Champlain, and Lake George down to Fort William Henry and Saratoga.
Many place names for both Vermont and New Hampshire are shown on both
sides of the Connecticut River from Brattleboro & Fort Dummer to
Westminster, Townsend, Reading, Woodstock and Shelburne in Vermont; and
from Petersburg in New Hampshire north to Cornish, Enfield, Dorchester,
Bath, Franconia and Lyman. In the top left corner of the map is a “Plan
of the Town of Boston.” The plan shows street block plans and includes a
detailed reference table listing the number of fires (10) that had
damaged the town in the years - 1653--1760. Also includes references to
the Meeting House, Governor's House, Town Hall, Faneuil Hall, the North
& South Meeting House, and Trinity Church. The lettering and design of
the map is very well delineated. It was drawn by Bradock Mead
c.1685-1757, who used the pseudonym John Green, an Irish translator &
geographer who worked for many of the foremost map makers in 18th
century London.(Ref. “New England in Early Printed Maps.” Compiled by
Barbara McCorkle. #755-19. and Tooley's “Dictionary of Mapmakers” Vol.3.
Page 229.)
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$425 |
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 |
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