1890 Colton Map of New York and Vicinity (33 Miles Around)

Description: 1890 Colton Map of New York and Vicinity (33 Miles Around) WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Map of The Country Thirty Three Miles Around The City of New York. Description: This is the extremely rare 1890 edition of one of the most beautiful pocket maps of New York made in the 19th century: Colton's Thirty Three Miles Around the City of New York. The map depicts New York City and vicinity as far south as Ocean County, New Jersey, as far east as Suffolk County, as far north as Rockland County, and as far west as Somerset County. The area is illustrated in considerable detail with special attention to settlements, tolls, roads, and railroads. Central Park in Manhattan occupies a conspicuously blank tract of land in upper Manhattan, creating a blank space amidst the grid that is New York City. New York Bay and Harbor offer numerous depth soundings taken from the 1850 U.S. Coast Survey chart of the region. The whole is surrounded by a splendid decorative border, which differs from earlier editions, with engraved views depicting 'City Hall, New York' and 'City Hall, Brooklyn.' This map was drawn and engraved by J. M Atwood based upon J. H. Eddy's 1811 map of a similar name. Colton's success with this attractive map was such that it was issued in various editions for over 50 years. Haskell notes eight different editions between 1846 and 1873 and Rumsey has a variant dated 1891. The present example exhibits the updated and moderinzed border design as well as the more sophisticated cartography that Colton's son's, G.W. and C. B. Colton introduced in 1889. The preset variant is far rarer than most earlier editions. Dated 1890 at the base of the map, below map proper. Below this, at the base of the map, the copyright reads: 'Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year of 1889 by G.W. and C.B. Colton and Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.' Published by the Colton firm, from their 312 Office in New York City. Size: Printed area measures 23 inches high by 21.5 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Backed on archival tissue for stability. Blank on verso. Accompanied by original binder. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "

Price: 1650 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-12-22T21:33:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD