1847. · New York:
by Smith, John Calvin.
16mo, original brown cloth, decoratively stamped in gilt and blind, illustrated with 125 engravings, 233 pp., and folding map 52 x 67 cm (20 1/2" x 26 1/4") plus decorative border. Minor fading and wear to covers, some pencil notes on endpapers, about a 6" split at one fold, a smaller split at another fold, otherwise a really nice map; overall very good or better. Smith was a prominent mapmaker in the mid 19th century. He competed with the likes of Colton and Mitchell, and was associated with John Disturnell back in the 1840s.He published a number of city maps around that time. In 1843 Smith published a large map of the United States, and three years later in 1846 he published the first edition of this map. Considered a really good map, it basically covers the eastern and midwestern part of the U.S. California and Oregon are featured in an inset, and part of Texas is also shown. Some railroad and canal routs in the northeast are also highlighted. Ristow: American Maps.
(Inventory #: 106023)