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NY102 - G. WATSON "City of Albany" N.Y. 1891. Colored. 19X29. Two double page sheets titled "Section 32. Portion of Rensselaer County and Bath and Greenbush." Locates portion of Albany County and the City of Albany. The Capitol and Capitol Park, West Park and the Hospital, and each map names property owners and public buildings. Shows street block plans, roads and railroads. Wharves along the Hudson River; soundings, channels & islands appear in the river. Lighthouses along the shore; the Knickerbocker Ice Houses are located and the steamboat landing for the Albany Dayline Steamers. A very colorful map. 

NY126 - MITCHELL (S. A.) "County Map of the State of New York" Phila. 1887. Colored. 14X22. Fine map includes Long Island and Long Island Sound plus 4 small insets: 1. Albany 2. Rochester 3. Buffalo 4. Troy, and one large inset: "Map of New York City and Vicinity." This inset shows New York Harbor and the Hudson River to Tappan Bay. The East River to the entrance of Long Island Sound to New Rochelle. Map has a good depiction of Lake Ontario and the western end of Lake Erie, and shows all principal towns, harbors, rivers, lakes, roads, RR's and canals.

NY131 - F. W. BEERS "Part of College Point, Town of Flushing, Queens Co." N. Y. C. 1872. Colored. 14X21. Map. shows College Point & West Blvd. along the waterfront by Long Island Sound and shows street & avenue block plans from Avenue H down to 1st. Avenue. Names all property owners & shows their lands in excellent detail. Properties were large and the area was all privately owned down to 1st. Avenue where the school, church, & cemetery were placed. Also shows Powell's Cove on the eastern waterfront. 

NY134 - F. W. BEERS "Far Rockaway, Town of Hempstead" N. Y. C,1872. Colored. 13½X11. Finely detailed map shows the Inlet, Rockaway Beach with bath houses and restaurants. Street block plans with names of property owners. Locates public buildings, Central Avenue, the Rockaway Branch Railroad. Cornaga Avenue. Hotels, the Brooklyn Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Property in the centre of town; the Episcopal Church; schools and a small section of Jamaica Bay.

On the back of this map is a map of "Westville or North West Point, Town of Hempstead" showing street block plans, names of property owners and railroads. Includes an inset map of the town of Little Neck showing streets, property owners and the Little Neck Hotel. 

LONG ISLAND AND LONG ISLAND SOUND

NY142 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Hempstead Harbor" Long Island. Wash. D. C. 1859. B/W. 18X14. A fine chart of the harbor with many soundings & navigational notes. Locates Carpenter's Neck & Mosquito Neck. Harbor Beach, Motts Pt. Redspring Pt. Prospect Pt. Cow Neck. Notes shoal areas & rocks. Indicates roads leading to and along the shore. Excellent condition - a fine chart. 

ORANGE & ROCKLAND COUNTIES/PUTNAM & WESTCHESTER

NY148 - G. WATSON "Sec. ll. Portion of Orange & Rockland County & Portion of Putnam & Westchester County." N. Y. 1891. Colored. 19X29. Large double page map shows the Hudson River's west bank from Jones Pt, Doodletown, Iona Is to Highland Lake & Fort Montgomery; and the east bank from Peekskill Bay & Ainnsville Creek to Anthonys Nose. Locates street block plan of Peekskill with waterfront docks, iron works & coal yard; the Van Cortlandt Estate, Manito Mtn. & further up to the town of Phillipstown, Putnam County. On the west side locates Salisbury Meadow Marsh, Fort Clinton & the Hudson Suspension Bridge over to Anthony's Nose noted as 1610 feet long & 195 feet high. Estates & names of property owners appear on both sides of the river. Notes soundings in the river. A fine map linenbacked from the Atlas of the Hudson River. 

NY149 - D. VALENTINE "Map of the City and County of New York 1858." N.Y. 1858.Partial color. 19X22. Striking chart shows Manhattan Island in center from 38th. street south to the Battery, indicating depth soundings in New York Bay and in the Hudson and East Rivers. Locates Brooklyn; the Buttermilk Channel; Governors Island; the U. S. Navy Yard; Green Point to Newtown Creek along the East River. Depicts the New Jersey shore of the Hudson River with Jersey City and Hoboken to Weehawken; and shows Bedloes Is. in the Upper Bay and the Jersey Flats. Street block plans are drawn on all land areas and wharves are noted along shorelines. 

NY155 - U.S. Coast and Geodetic Surve "United States-East Coast. Approaches to New York. Nantucket Shoals to Five fathom Bay." Wash. D.C. 1951 (Corrected to 1965). Shows very detailed airspace warning areas. Includes Martha's Vineyard, Long Island down to Atlantic City. 36"x48" #HO15466OA.

NY159 - F. A. GRAY "New York" Phila. 1876. Colored. 16X24. Large, colorful double folio map of New York State shows Lake Ontario and part of Lake Erie. Counties are depicted in different colors. Locates cities, towns & harbors, rivers, roads & mountains. Includes 3 inset maps. 1. Niagara River & Vicinity, 2. Vicinity of New York, & 3. Map of the Hudson River from New York to Sarasota Springs. All regions are depicted in great detail making this an excellent map of the State. 

NY169 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Romer & Flynn's Shoals." Wash. D.C. 1853. Colored. 15X12. Finely engraved chart shows the area from Sandy Hook to Coney Island. Includes ship channels, soundings, buoys and the Shoals at the entrance to New York Harbor. Includes Sandy Hook Bay and detailed navigational notes on tides & buoys. 

NY180 - G. ELDRIDGE "Oyster and Huntington Bays, L.I. New York." B/W. 14X18¼. Detailed chart shows Oak Neck, Oyster Bay, Lloyd Neck, Cold Spring, West Neck, Huntington, Great Neck, Centerport, Northport, Eaton's Neck and Little Neck. Depicts shoals, sailing lines, buoys, sunken rocks & anchorages as well as many depth soundings around shorelines. An excellent chart from George Eldridge's Harbor Chart-Book.

NY182 - G. ELDRIDGE "Port Jefferson, L.I., New York" and "Southport. Conn." Boston c.1913. B/W. 19X14. Two charts on one sheet show shoreline contours; depth soundings, sailing lines, buoys and sunken rocks for each chart. Setauket Harbor is included on the Port Jefferson chart. Two fine charts. From Eldridge's "Book of Harbor Charts."

NY183 - G. ELDRIDGE "Mamaronek N.Y." Boston c.1913. B/W. 19X14. Finely detailed harbor chart shows Mamaronek and the dredged channel leading into the harbor. Depicts Hen Island, Mill Creek, Orienta, Crane Is. & Rye Point. Many soundings appear in the harbor entrance along with buoys & beacons, sunken rocks, sailing lines and indications of 'best anchorages.' From Eldridge's "Book of Harbor Charts."

NY187 - F. W. BEERS “Port Chester” West Chester Co. NY. 1867. Colored. 18X18. Fine map of the town of Port Chester showing street block plans, public buildings, major commercial sites, and names of property owners and locations of their dwellings and estates. The New York and New Haven Railroad and the Byram River bisect the town which is heavily settled in its center with large landholdings around its perimeter. From Beer's “Atlas of New York and Vicinity”. A finely engraved map. 

NY188 - F. W. BEERS “Plan of Beekmantown, Tarrytown and Irving, West Chester, NY.” 1867. Colored. Very detailed map shows the Hudson River with Tarrytown on its eastern shore, and the path of the Hudson River Railroad running along the river's edge. Locates street block plans with names of property owners, public buildings, commercial and industrial sites, & includes an inset map of Part of Irving, and Beekmantown located at the top of the map is shown in pink. This is an excellent map forr genealogical research as it notes the names of all major landholders, and businesses within the towns. From Beer's “Atlas of New York and Vicinity” Finely engraved and detailed.

NY192 - F. W. BEERS “Richmond Hill”. N.Y. 1867. Colored. 23X13¼. This fascinating map shows Richmond Hill in Jamaica, Queens when it was the property of A.P.Man. A note under the title says “it is laid out expressly for private residences and restricted against all nuisances”. It is noted as being 138 above high water mark & its distance east from S.7th Street Ferry 7 miles, and west from Jamaica 1½ miles. All streets are 60ft wide with drives 30-60ft. The map shows private properties from Crystal Lake, Forest Park, the Williamsburg & Jamaica Turnpike to Railroad Avenue & Myrtle Avenue ending at the East New York & Jamaica Horse Railroad & the South Side Railroad Station & Clarenceville. Richmond Hill is currently bordered by the Van Wyck Expressway which leads to the JFK Airport & Jamaica Bay. From Beer's “Atlas of New York and Vicinity”.

NY194 - G. WATSON “Portion of Yonkers & 24th Ward”. and “Portion of Bergen County, New Jersey”. NY 1891. Colored. 19X29. Attractively colored map shows the Hudson River from Spuyten Duyvil on its eastern shore & Bergen County, New Jersey with Fort Lee and Englewood on its western side. Depicts street block plans for both Yonkers & Englewood on opposite sides of the River, with detailed names of property owners. Includes the upper reaches of the City of New York & Woodlawn Cemetery & indicates commercial businesses, boat and steamboat landings. Also includes an extensive depiction of the Palisades running the length of the New Jersey shore from Fort Lee to Huylers or Lower Closter. Original property owners in Englewood, New Jersey are noted as Lydecker, Vanderbeck, Westervelt, Booth, Van Brunt, Phelps, Brinckerhoff, names that still exist on Bergen County maps and were all names of the early settlers along the Hudson River dating from the late 18th and early 19th century. From Watson's “Atlas of the Hudson River.” Linenbacked.

NY198 - F. W. BEERS “Part of Flushing. Town of Flushing. Queens Co.” NY 1873. Colored. 14¼X29½. Fine horizontal map shows the town from the property of B. W. Downing at Congress Avenue & Linden Avenue. Locates The Park, The Foundling Asylum and the center of town, which is heavily commercial and populated. Flushing Creek flows past the town and Ireland Creek winds its way around the outskirts of the populated area, to the estate of Mrs. MacDonald, near Ireland Avenue and Golden Street .This is a wonderfully detailed map from F. W. Beer's “Atlas of Long Island”. 1873. 

NY199 - F. W. BEERS “Part of Flushing. Town of Flushing. Queens Co.” NY 1873. 14X32. Colored. This intensely detailed map of part of the town of Flushing stretches from Bayside Avenue and a number of large estates to the commercial center & Parson's & Company's Nursery on Bowne Avenue and then to Sandford Avenue & the Sandford Hall Private Asylum of MacDonald & Co. Map depicts all major property owners & commercial businesses & locates Franklin Place and Jamaica Avenue, Percy Street, Madison Avenue and the line of the proposed Flushing Village. As the map was published in 1873, it shows how much of the area was still privately owned in the late 19th century. From F. W. Beer's “Atlas of Long Island.” 1873.

NY200 - J. F. W. DES BARRES (Barre Co. Repro. 1968.) 5 Views on one sheet: 1.)“A View of the Highland of Neversunk, N.W.b.W Four Miles Distant with the Light House on Sandy Hook.” 2.) “The South Shore of Long Island Ten Leagues Eastward of Sandy Hook Four Miles Distant.” 3.) “New York & the Entrance of the North & East Rivers.” 4.) “The Light House on Sandy hook, S.E. One Mile.” 5.) “The Narrows Between Red and Yellow Hook on Long Island and the East Bluff of Staten Island Bearing W.b.W.” Original views of the entrance to New York harbor were published in London in 1777 in The Atlantic Neptune and reproduced in 1968 by the Barre Publishing Co. by photo-offset lithography from the original plates and hand colored on a rag content paper to replicate the originals. Size overall is 28X18½. Joseph F. W. Des Barres was an engineer/surveyor attached to the British forces during the Revolutionary War. During his time in North America he fought in the French and Indian wars and from 1764-1773 he & his fellow surveyors, charted the northeast from Newfoundland down to Delaware Bay. In 1774 Des Barres returned to England and began the monumental task of compiling his great sea atlas titled the Atlantic Neptune which he reissued and updated over the next ten years. In the 1960's the Barre Publishing Co. attempted to reproduce the Neptune in its entirety but due to financial difficulties it was never totally completed. This fine sheet of views from the Neptune is one of the remaining copies from the Barre Co. collection. 

NY205 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Sketch Showing the Positions of Phelp's Ledge and Great Eastern Rock off Montauk Point.” Wash. D.C. 1863. B/W. 10½X9½. Small, finely detailed chart of Phelp's Ledge off Montauk Point lighthouse at the eastern end of Long Island, New York. Locates 'strong tide rip',& Great Eastern Rock with a bell buoy and includes many depth soundings over and around the Ledge. Depicts Montauk Shoal with a note “breaks in heavy weather to seaward”. This is a fine navigational chart of a dangerous area for shipping, off the end of Long Island.

NY209 - U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY “United States. East Coast. New York. East River. Tallman Island to Queensboro Bridge.” Wash. D. C. 1922 (1947 & 1950). Colored. 30X44. Striking chart shows the East River with Blackwell's Island, Astoria, Ward's Island Randall's Island & Hell Gate. Locates Port Morris, Riker's Island, La Guardia Field, Flushing Bay, College Point & Tallman Island. Depicts Hunt Point, Clason Point, Castle Hill Point & Westchester Creek. The chart includes both topographical and hydrographical details, and shows street block plans, anchorages and hundreds of depth soundings in sea areas, and includes navigational notes on tides, lights, beacons and buoys and notes on bridges. This is a very clean and finely detailed chart. #226.
 

NY211 - C. S. HAMMOND “New York (Southern Part.) N.Y.” 1936. Printed color. 12X18. Finely detailed map of the southern counties of New York State showing the Hudson River from Kingston down to Poughkeepsie. Newburgh and Peekskill and on to New York Harbor and Long Island. Depicts many towns and harbors on Long Island in fine detail,  and locates railroads, ferry lines, County Seats, State Parks and Indian Reservations. An excellent map. From C. S. Hammond's “New World Atlas”.   

NY213 - ANON “Cataracte De Niagara.” Paris 1791. 7X10¼. Attractive view of Niagara Falls copied from the same scene in Thomas Bankes's “New System of Geography” published in London in 1790. This French edition is finely engraved and hand colored and show the Falls flowing over the high rocks with trees in the foreground and tiny depictions of tourists viewing the scene in lower right. A colorful scene with the river in the background.

NY214 - G. WATSON “Watson's New Map of New-York and Adjacent Cities. Published by Gaylord Watson 278 Pearl Street, New York. 1891.” NY 1891. Colored. 19¾X29. Large intensely detailed map shows the Hudson River from the Weekhawken Ferry to Guttenberg, Cliffside, Edgewater and Fort Lee on the New Jersey shore, and upper Manhattan called Bloomingdale, on the River's east Shore, showing Central Park, River Side Park, Carmansville and Fort Washington. Includes the Harlem River, and New York's East River depicted from Hell Gate to Wards and Randalls Islands, and the entrance to Long Island Sound at Rikers Island. .From Watson's Hudson River Atlas. Published in New York 1891. A large, colorful chart with detailed street block plans.

NY215 - G. ELDRIDGE “Little Neck Bay, Manhasset and Hempstead Harbors.” Boston. 1901-09. B/W. 19X14. Fine chart shows Little Neck Bay, City Island, Hunters Island, Davenport Neck to Great Neck and Manhasset Harbor & Port Washington. Depicts Hempstead Harbor, Carpenters Neck, Glenwood and Roslyn. The chart shows shoreline topography with low water areas, courses and sailing lines and locates buoys and beacons, Stepping Stone Light, Execution Rocks, Glen Cove Landing and includes depth soundings throughout water areas. A fine chart from George Eldridge's Book of Harbor Charts. New York to Boston. No. 2. 

NY216A - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Long Island Sound. Western Sheet.” Wash. D.C. 1855. B/W. 24½X35. Large very detailed chart takes in the North Shore of Long Island from New Rochelle to Port Chester, Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, Bridgeport & Stamford, and the South Shore from Little Neck Bay to Hempstead Harbor, Lloyd's Neck, Eaton's Neck and Smithtown Bay to Port Jefferson and Mt. Sinai Harbors. A large inset chart in top left shows New York Harbor and Manhattan Is. with the Hudson and East Rivers, and the chart includes 6 finely engraved landfall approach views, hundreds of depth soundings and navigational notes on tides, buoys, beacons & sailing directions.

NY216B - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Middle Part of Long Island Sound.” Wash. D.C. 1855. B/W. 24½X34½. Fine chart shows the North Shore of Long Island from Milford and New Haven to Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Saybrook, Essex, the Connecticut River, Lyme and Grant's Neck, and the South Shore from Rocky Point, Wading River to Duck Point Pond, Greenport, Orient harbor and Oyster Point. Includes Great and Little Peconic Bays, Shelter Island, Noyack Bay and Sag Harbor. Hundreds of depth soundings are indicated in the Sound and the chart includes courses and detailed navigational notes on sailing directions, currents, tides, bottoms, buoys and beacons. Also includes 3 finely engraved landfall approach views.

NY216C - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Eastern Part of Long Island Sound.” Wash. D.C. 1855. B/W. 24½X35. Excellent chart shows the North Shore of Long Island from Niantic Bay to New London Harbor with Groton and Griswold. Shoreline continues to Fisher's Island Sound and Fisher's Island and Little Naragansett Bay to Point Judith Neck and the entrance to Naragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The South Shore shows part of Gardner's Bay and Gardner's Island. Napeague Bay and Montauk Point. Includes Block Island. Hundreds of depth soundings are indicated in the Sound and offshore, and the chart includes detailed navigational notes on sailing directions, tides, beacons, buoys, shoals and other dangers. (Very light staining in small area in top margin, into the chart about 1½ inches. Not affecting image.)

The above three charts are sold as a group as they can be joined for display if required. All charts are in good condition with minor defects as noted.

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NY218 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Coast Chart No.21 New York Bay and Harbor. New York.” Wash. D.C. 1861. B/W. 31X27. Large intensely detailed chart of New York Harbor and it's entrance at Sandy Hook, depicts the Hudson or North River with the coast of New Jersey from Staten Island & Perth Amboy to Jersey City and Fort Lee. Locates Manhattan Island and the East River with the coast of Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach to Astoria & Morrisania, including Whitestone and Flushing. Includes Governor's Island, Ellis and Bedloe's Islands and finely detailed street block plans overall, showing both commercial and public buildings, wharves and ferries. Also includes detailed navigational notes and sailing directions for entering the harbor, with a list in top center of lighthouses and beacons. This finely engraved chart is in excellent condition.

NY219 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Preliminary Chart of New York Bay and Harbor. From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A. D. Bache. Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States. ” Wash. D.C. 1857. B/W. 30½X27. This preliminary chart of New York Harbor shows the entrance at Sandy Hook and the Highlands of Navesink. Depicts Staten Island and Newark Bay and locates Raritan Bay, Perth Amboy, Jersey City & Hoboken to Ball's Ferry & Fort Lee on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. Depicts Manhattan Island and the East River to Ward's Island and locates Jamaica Bay & Rockaway Beach. The chart is dotted with depth soundings and includes sailing directions and navigational notes on lighthouses and beacons & tides. Chart is in excellent condition.

NY220 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Middle Part of the Southern Coast of Long Island.” Wash. D.C. 1857. B/W. 25X35. Finely engraved chart shows Long Island's southern coast from Moriches Bay to Quantuck Bay & Hills & Shinnecock Bay. Locates Bridge Hampton & East Hampton & Amagansett, Three Mile Harbor & the lower shores of Peconic Bay, Noyack Bay & Gardner's Island. Along the bottom of the chart are two long horizontal landfall approach views of 1. A View of South Speonk and 2. View off Long Island nearly south of Shinnecock. Both views were designed to aid mariners approaching Long Island from offshore. Excellent condition.

Sold only as a set of two, with NY221

NY221 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Eastern Part of the Southern Coast of Long Island.” Wash. D.C. 1857. B/W. 25X35. This chart is a continuation of NY320 above and shows Fort Pond Bay, Great Pond & Montauk Point. Further offshore is a finely drawn depiction of Block Island. At base of chart are 4 landfall approach views, 1.) View of the Entrance between Montauk Point & Block Island, 2.) View on rounding Montauk Point, 3.) View of Montauk Point and 4.) View of Long Island in 19 fathoms.Includes detailed sailing directions & navigational notes and under the title in lower left corner is a finely engraved telescopic view of Montauk Light. Excellent condition.

Sold only as a set of two, with NY220

NY222 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “New York Entrance.” Wash. D.C. 1867. B/W. 25X39. Very detailed chart shows Sandy Hook Bay & Raritan Bay with a large depiction of Staten Island & Arthur Kills. Locates Gravesend Bay, Coney Island, Pelican Beach, Jamaica Bay, Rockaway Inlet & Rockaway Beach. Also depicts the Highlands of Navesink, Pt. Comfort & Keyport. Hundreds of depth soundings appear in the Entrance, along with channels amd courses. Includes both hydrographical and topographical details. Excellent chart in fine condition.

NY224 - G. ELDRIDGE “New York. From Governor's ID to Throg's Neck. N.Y.” Boston. 1901. B/W. 14½X19. This detailed chart shows Manhattan Island bordered by the Hudson and East Rivers. It depicts the New Jersey shore from Jersey City, to Hoboken, Weehawken, Bulls Ferry and Edgewater. The East River is shown from Governor's Island and Brooklyn to Hunter's Point, Astoria, Ward's and Randall's Islands to Hell Gate and the region where the river flows into Long Island Sound at College Point, Flushing and Whitestone. Many depth soundings appear in river and sea areas and the chart locates buoys and beacons, life saving stations, ferries, anchorages, courses and compass bearings. This is an excellent harbor chart from George Eldridge's “Book of Harbor Charts” 1901. Chart No.1.

NY226 - E. BELCHER HYDE “Sands Point, Centre Island and Cove Neck.” NY. 1914. Colored. 18X24. Map show Sands Point, Prospect Point and Mott's Point on the North Shore of Long Island, plus Oyster Bay Harbor, & Center Island, Cove Neck and Cold Spring Harbor. Depicts names of property owners and the boundaries of their properties including Theodore and W. E. Roosevelt. Major access roads are drawn leading through the area and a compass rose is depicted in Long Island Sound. On the verso (back) are 4 inset maps of 1. Great Neck Station, 2. Bellerose, 3. Red Spring and North Country Colony and 4. Elm Point (Great Neck Landing.) This is an excellent map with fine detail from “The Atlas of Nassau County.”

NY229 -  J. H. HINTON “View of Newburgh.” Boston. c. 1835. B/W. Steel engraving. 6X7½. From “A History and Topography of the United States of North America.” Edited by John Howard Hinton (1791-1873). Drawn by W. G. Wall and engraved by T. S. Woodcock.

NY230 -  NY230 W. H. BARTLETT “Peekskill Landing.” London. 1839. B/W. Steel engraving. 6X7. Drawn by English landscape artist William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854). Engraved by E. Benjamin. Published in George Virtue's “American Scenery, or Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.” 

NY231 -  W. H. BARTLETT “Light House Near Caldwell's Landing (Hudson River.) ” London. 1838. B/W. 5½X7. Steel engraving. Drawn by English landscape artist William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) Engraved by H. Adlard. Published in George Virtue's “American Scenery, or Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.” 

NY232 -  J. H. HINTON “Military School. West Point. New York.” Boston. c.1835. B/W. 5½X7½. Steel engraving. From “A History and Topography of the United States of North America.” Edited by John Howard Hinton. (1791-1873.) Drawn and engraved by J. Archer. 

NY233 -  W. H. BARTLETT “Colonnade of Congress Hall. Saratoga Springs.” London. 1837. B/W. Steel engraving. 8X5. Drawn by English landscape artist William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854). Engraved by H. Griffiths. Published in George Virtue's “American Scenery, or Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.”

NY247 - F. W. BEERS “Part of Brookhaven. Suffolk Co. L.I.” New York 1867. Colored. 14X22. Colorful map shows Great South Bay & East Bay and the shoreline from Blue Point to Mill's Landing, & East Patchogue to Bellport and South Haven & depicts Mastic & the Forge River, Moriches & Eastport. Inland the map covers the regions of Coram Hill to Yaphank and Manorville and offshore it includes a fine depiction of Fire Island or Great South Beach from Watch Hill to Swan Island. From Beer's “Atlas of New York and Vicinity.” 1867.

NY249 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “New York Bay & Hudson River. Sketch B. No.2. Showing the Progress of the Survey 1851-1857.” Wash. D.C. 1857. B/W. 9X11. Chart shows triangulations of the survey from Sandy Hook at the entrance to New York Harbor continuing up the Hudson River to Bear Mountain, Fishkill, Bingham, Underhill, Poughkeepsie to Rhinebeck. Includes one inset chart titled “Sub-sketch. Albany to New Baltimore. 1857.” The chart was transferred from the Coast Survey's basic survey by Lang & Lang. Lithographers. New York. The chart is in excellent condition on heavy paper stock as issued. 

NY250 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “New York Bay & Hudson River. Sketch B. No. 2. Showing the Progress of the Survey 1851-1859.” Wash. D.C. 1859. B/W. 9X11. Chart shows triangulations of the survey from Sandy Hook at the entrance to New York Harbor continuing up the Hudson River to Bear Mountain, Poughkeepsie, Terry and Rhinebeck. Includes 2 inset charts. One shows the triangulations from Albany to New Baltimore 1857, and the second shows triangulations from Traver Point to Hoesen Point. 1853. The chart is in excellent condition on heavy paper stock as issued. 

NY251 - F. W. BEERS “Town of Ossining” & “Town of Mt. Pleasant” Westchester Co. New York. NY 1867. Colored. 16X12½. Map shows Districts in different colors & depicts the Pocantico River and the Croton Aqueduct flowing through the town. Depicts & names property owners and their land holdings, & notes commercial and business properties. Locates Tarrytown, Beekmantown, Sing Sing, Unionville, Valhalla, Scarborough, Spring Valley, Pleasantville, Croton and it's waterfront on the Hudson River and includes a small inset chart titled “Pleasantville Station.” This fine town map was published in Frederick W. Beer's “Atlas of New York and Vicinity.” Published in 1867.

NY252 - GEORGE ELDRIDGE “Greenport, Orient & Sag Harbor. Long Island. New York,” Boston. 1901/1909. B/W. 19X14. This is a great chart of the areas in Eastern Long Island that include Greenport, Orient, Shelter Island, Hog Neck and North Haven. Noyack Bay, Sag Harbor and part of Little Peconic Bay. Many depth soundings appear in sea areas, along with buoys & beacons, anchorages, sunken rocks, life-saving stations, shoals and courses. From George Eldridge's Book of Harbor Charts. New York to Boston. 1901/1909. #25

NY253 - G. ELDRIDGE “Larchmont & New Rochelle” Boston c. 1901. B/W.14X19. Chart shows the shoreline from Hunter's Island to Davenport's Neck & New Rochelle, with Beaufort Point & Echo Bay to Larchmont Manor & the Larchmont Yacht Club, Delancey Cove & Long Beach Point. The area is dotted with depth soundings, shoals and islands, buoys & beacons & includes courses for entering the harbor & for sailing within the harbor itself which is full of submerged rocks, low water, & other dangers. From George Eldridge's Book of Harbor Charts. New York to Boston. No. 4. 

NY254 - F. W. BEERS “Southold and Shelter Island. Suffolk Co. L.I.” New York. 1873. Colored. 13½X21½. This is a great map that covers an area of Long Island (NY) from Great and Little Peconic Bays to Shelter Island, Greenport Harbor & Orient Harbor & includes 2 inset maps 1.) From the Orient Post Office & Oyster Ponds on Gardiners's Bay to Plum Island & 2.) Village of Greenport. The shoreline on Long island Sound runs from Mattituck Hills to Duck Pond Point , Horton's Point & East Marion. All township districts are depicted in different colors and the map shows Southold & it's Post Office and names of property owners along the roads. On the back of the map are 5 individual insets 1.) Orient. Town of Southold, 2.) Village Adjoining Southold, 3.) New Suffolk, town of Southold, 4.) Peconic Village and 5.) Cutchogue. The map was published in 1873 and included in Frederick W. Beers' “Atlas of Long Island.” A fine map with excellent detail.

NY256 - E. B. O'CALLAGHAN. M.D. “Topographical Map of the Country Between the Mohawk River & Wood Creek. From an Actual Survey Taken in November 1758. Compiled from the Original Ms. In the State (NY) Library..” Albany, NY. 1848-50. Colored. 17X20. The map covers the Fort Stanwix area, Rome, New York in Oneida Co. on the Mohawk River in upstate New York. This is a great plan drawn originally in 1758, that shows the river, several forts, a saw-mill & the road from the Mohawk River over the Carrying Place to Fort Newport. Locates the Oswegagie Indian Path & a line showing the shortest route from the Mohawk River to Wood Creek. The map also shows paths & wooded areas, swamps & the Saw Mill Dam.and Fort Stanwix built in 1758.This attractive reprint was published in “The Documentary History of the State of New York” in 1850.

NY257 - GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE “A Map of the Country Between Crown Point & Fort Edward.” London. 1759. Colored. 7½X4½. Attractive small map of Lake George & the river that flows into it from Lake Champlain at Crown Point down to Ticonderoga. At the southern end of Lake George is Fort William Henry, & Fort Edward is located on Hudson's River just below it. Parallel to the Lake is Wood Creek & running next to the Creek is a footpath with a note “Very good path East & West.” A small compass rose is depicted in top left for direction. Published in “The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer” in the May 1759 issue, the map was drawn to illustrate the route for travelers coming down to New York State from Canada and returning on foot or on horseback. A colorful little map with fine detail.

NY258 - EVERTS PUBLISHING CO. “Suffolk County, New York, Long Island.” Phila. 1912, Colored. 23X28½. This striking map of Suffolk County, New York depicts Long Island with townships indicated in different colors, & shows all major towns & villages, roads & railroads throughout the area. Locates the Great South Bay, Gardiner's Bay & Block Island Sound to The Race & Fisher's Island. Includes Smithtown Bay, Moriches Bay, Riverhead, Shinnecock Bay, Southampton, Bridgehampton, Sag Harbor, Shelter Island, Greenport, Little Peconic Bay, Easthampton to Montauk Point. This very colorful map was printed on a heavy paper stock and published in Everts “New Century Atlas of Counties of the State of New York” in 1912. Very nice condition.

NY259A&B - F. W. BEERS “Southampton.” NY. 1873. Colored. 13½X21½. Fine map of Southampton, Long Island, New York, includes the shoreline with East Bay, Shinnecock Bay, & Great Peconic Bay. Depicts roads, railroads, beaches, & local township divisions. Locates Eastport, Speonk, West Hampton, Quogue, Atlanticville, Springville, Oakville, Sebonac Neck, Tuckahoe & Shinnecock Point. Includes 3 inset maps 1.) West Hampton, 2.) Union Place & 3.) Good Ground & Canoe Place. On the back of the sheet are enlarged maps of the Town of Southampton and another Part of the Town situated below Little Peconic Bay & Noyack Bay. This is a wonderfully detailed late 19th century map of a very popular resort & waterfront town.

NY260 - E. BELCHER HYDE (Attributed to.) “Part of the Town of Southampton” New York c. 1916. Colored. 24X34¼. Very handsome map shows street block plans of Southampton, Westhampton, Speonk, Quogue, Tiana, & Springville. Depicts Quantuck Bay, Shinnecock Bay, Pine Neck, Tiana Bay & includes the Town of Riverhead, & Great Peconic Bay & the south shore of Long Island from Moriches Bay eastward to Ponquogue or Long Point, bordered by Hampton Beach. The Long Island Railroad crosses the town from west to east, & the map depicts “macadamised roads” & poor roads, stables & sheds, frame & brick houses and names of property owners & the location of the Long Island Country Club. The map is a stone engraving, cloth backed with one center fold and has a colorful compass rose in top right situated in Great Peconic Bay. A fine map is good condition suitable for framing.

NY261 - U. S. CORPS of ENGINEERS “Map of Buffalo Harbor. New York. Showing the Extensions Under Construction of the Breakwater and Sand-Catch Pier.” Buffalo 1898. Colored. 19X11½. Chart shows street block plan of Buffalo Harbor & depicts the Erie Basin, Buffalo Creek, the City Ship Canal & the Lehigh Valley Docks. Includes breakwaters, the Middle & South Entrances, Buffalo Light & Breakwater Lights & indicates hundreds of depth soundings in Lake Erie offshore. The chart was drawn under the direction of Major T. W. Symons to Accompany the Annual Report of 1898. A very good chart.

NY262 - EVERTS PUBLISHING CO. “Greater New York City.” Phila. 1912. Colored. 28X22. Very striking map of Manhattan & Vicinity depicts all boroughs in different colors and shows New York Harbor from Raritan Bay & Sandy Hook to Staten Island & Brooklyn & the Hudson River from New York's Upper Bay to Westchester County along with the New Jersey shore from Bayonne & Jersey City to Englewood and Bergen County, New Jersey. Includes the East River & the entrance to Long Island Sound. The map depicts street block plans, towns, roads, bridges, beaches, parks & cemeteries & is intensely detailed & brightly colored. The map was printed on a good, firm paper stock & published in Evert's “New Century Atlas of the Counties of the State of New York” in 1912. Very good condition.

NY263 - A & B WALKER & CO. “Map of New York Harbor Showing Lighterage Limits and Freight Terminals.” Boston 1907. Colored. 41X23. This intensely detailed & colorful folding map was issued by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. & The New England Steamship Co. in New York & Brooklyn & shows New York Harbor from Staten Island & The Narrows to Brooklyn & Manhattan & the Hudson & East Rivers, including the New Jersey shoreline from Weehawken to Fort Lee & Coytesville. Depicts The Bronx, Long Island City, Newtown, Flushing Bay, Hell Gate & the entrance to Long Island Sound. The chart depicts the location of all the Piers for the Steamship Lines & includes a listing of all the Lines & their Terminals in New York Harbor. Also includes Lighterage Limits & all towns & harbors, roads & railroads throughout the area. This great map folds down into a brochure which makes it a Pocket Map, so popular with tourists & travelers in the late 19th & early 20th century. The brochure contains added information on the Steamships & their routes along the New York & New England coasts, plus listings of the important United States and Overseas shipping lines that used the Terminals in New York Harbor on a regular basis throughout the year. An excellent & finely detailed map.

NY264 - J. MARSHALL “Pays Siitue Entre Frog's Point et Croton River Et Positions Des Armies Americaine et Brittannique depuis le 12 Octobre 1776, jusqu'au 18 du Meme Mois. qu'elles Engagement Le Combat sur les Plaines Blanches.” Paris. 1807. Colored. 16X8½. This fine Revolutionary War map of the Hudson River from New York Harbor to Haverstraw & Croton, shows the positions of the American & British forces at White Plains on the 12th & 18th October 1776. The map depicts encampments & engagements at Chester, Pelham Manor, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, & White Plains & shows rivers, roads & a section of the shore along Long Island Sound. On the New Jersey side of the Hudson the map depicts Fort Lee across the river from Fort Washington, where an underwater barricade was stretched to try to stop enemy ships from sailing up the river. The map was published in the French edition of John Marshall's “Life of Washington” published in 1804. The French edition titled “Vie de George Washington” was published in 1807 in Paris. A finely engraved map.

NY265 - G. F. CRAM “New York.” NY. 1894. Colored. 18½X12. This remarkably detailed map of Manhattan Island & the Hudson & East Rivers shows roads, ferries, steamship piers, commercial sites & wharves, bridges, Blackwells, Wards & Randall's Islands, Brooklyn & the Navy Yard. Depicts Central Park & the Croton Reservoir, the Hudson Street Tunnel & locates lines indicating Steam Railroads, Elevated Railroads, & Horse Drawn Railroads (Horse Drawn Trams.) The map also includes a listing titled “Ocean Steamers” giving a detailed list of all the Stemahips using New York Harbor, with their countries of origin, their routes & the locations of their New York Harbor Piers. On the back of the map are two additional maps 1.) Greater New York & 2.) Baltimore. Published by George F. Cram in his “Superior Atlas of the World” this map portrays Manhattan as it was perceived in the late 19th century.

NY266 - F. W. BEERS “Greenport, Town of Southold. Suffolk County, Long Island.” NY. 1873. Colored. 13½X10. Intensely detailed map of Greenport & it's Harbor showing Sterling Creek, Silver Lake & names of property owners & commercial enterprises. Depicts the Ship Yard of Berian & Smith, the Steamboat Wharf & Marine Railways. Locates & names streets, hotels, a school, cemetery & public buildings. This fine map was published in Frederick W. Beers “Atlas of Suffolk County” in 1873.

NY267 - S. H. SWEET “Map of the Rail-Roads of the State of New York. Prepared under the Direction of William B. Taylor, State Engineer & Surveyor & By S. H. Sweet Deputy State Engineer & Surveyor.” Albany 1863. B/W. 23½X29. This fine chart of the Railroads that serviced New York State in the late 19th century shows a striking depiction of Lake Ontario & the River St. Lawrence in Canada, where the River Richelieu flows down to Lake Champlain, & where the Hudson River continues southward down New York State to New York Harbor & Long Island. Below Lake Ontario are New York's Finger Lakes depicting towns & villages serviced by the Railroad & across the map are all the tracks along with canals & in the top left corner is a listing of all the Railroads & their Branch lines with their lengths in miles. The map also includes a section of Lake Erie and a list of the Railroads in operation, those in progress & those proposed. A fine historical document.

NY269 - G. ELDRIDGE (Untitled.) “Harbor Chart #26.” Boston. c.1925. B/W. 14X19. Chart depicts Great & Little Peconic Bays & Shinnecock Bay. Locates Flanders Bay, South Jamesport, Robins Island, Cutchogue Harbor, Great Hog Neck, the Shinnecock Canal, Moriches Bay, Quogue & Tiana Bay. Includes depth soundings, courses, boat yards, shoals, anchorages, sand bars, buoys & beacons. This is a fine harbor chart that was used by mariners when entering & sailing along the south coast of Long Island. Published in George Eldridge's Book of Harbor Charts. New York to Boston. No. 26.

NY270 - W. W. MATHER “Geological Map of Long & Staten Islands with the Environs of New York by W. W. Mather, Geologist of the First District of New York.” NY 1842. Colored. 22½X50. This striking map of Long Island covers an area from New York Harbor & Staten Island with part of New Jersey & the Hudson River, including Brooklyn & the East River which flows through Hell Gate into Long Island Sound. Long Island itself is depicted in it's entirety & runs from New York to Peconic Bay & Montauk Point, while the Sound is shown with the coast of Connecticut to Fisher's Island. All harbors, islands, bays & inlets are drawn along the shorelines, while the interior of Long Island is still sparsely settled, & the Long Island Railroad only goes as far as Huntington. A long horizontal map of Manhattan is depicted in lower right showing a block plan of streets & geological contours. The map was published in W. W. Mather's “Geology of New York. Part 1” in 1842 while Mather was serving as Geologist of the First Geological District of New York under Governor William H. Seward. Also used were the topographical surveys of J. Calvin Smith. (Condition is very good with original folds & a few areas of light toning not affecting the image)

NY271 - H. HARDESTY “Map of Long Island, New York.” Chicago 1884. Colored. 12½X20. This excellent late 19th century map of Long Island & Long Island Sound depicts towns, harbors, roads & railroads & is one of the first maps to show the Brooklyn Bridge which was opened on May 24th, 1883, & which spanned the East River from Manhattan Island to the Borough of Brooklyn. The map shows Kings, Queens & Suffolk Counties & extends from New York Harbor to Montauk Point. Below the map is a descriptive text giving the history of Long Island from the Dutch occupation in 1632 to the date this map was published in 1884. From Hiram Hardesty's “Historical and Geographical Encylopedia, Illustrated.” A fine & historically interesting map by a well-known late 19th century publisher.

NY272 - ASHER & ADAMS “Asher & Adams New Topographical Atlas and Gazetteer of New York, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester, New York, Richmond, Kings, Queens and Suffolk Counties.” N.Y. 1870. 16X22½. Colored. This fascinating map depicts part of New York State & Connecticut & features Putnam, Rockland & Westchester Counties along with New York & the Hudson River & Long Island. The map shows roads, rivers, canals, railroads, post offices & all primary cities, towns, & harbors and county seats. In lower right is a “Time Indicator” in the shape of a clock face with a building in Albany set into it's center. Under the clock is a caption saying “When noon in Albany the time is as indicated at the various places.” Along the bottom of the map are 29 clock faces showing the time at cities & towns in New York State such as Niagara, Lockport, Buffalo, Rochester, New York, Elmira & Plattsburg etc. relative to the time at Albany. Prior to 1883, when the railroads adopted a form of standard time, people relied upon clocks on public buildings, which were run on a form of local solar time, which meant that small differences existed between the clock times in neighboring cities & towns. It wasn't until 1918 that Congress established standard time zones in the United States. This wonderful map was published by Asher & Adams in their atlas titled “Asher & Adams New Topographical Atlas & Gazetteer of New York” in 1870. (Condition good with slight age-toning down centerfold.) A scarce & attractive map.

NY273 - D. H. HURD “U. S. Coast Survey. New York to Norwalk Islands. Long Island Sound.” Boston. 1893. Blue/white coloration. 17X27. Chart shows the shoreline from Manhattan with the Hudson & East Rivers to Eastchester Bay, City Island & Manhasset Neck & Sands Point on the opposite shore. Locates Rye Neck, Port Chester Harbor, Captain's Harbor, Greenwich Harbor, Coscob & the Norwalk Islands. Includes a reference table of lighthouses & their positions & shows hundreds of depth soundings, rocks & shoals & depicts Lloyd Neck & Cold Spring Harbor on the south shore of Long Island Sound. This very detailed chart was published in D. H. Hurd's “Town and City Atlas” in 1893 and based on a U. S. Coast Survey.

4 items 273, 274, 275 & 276 purchased as a group - $850

NY274 - D. H. HURD “U. S. Coast Survey. Norwalk Islands to Southwest Ledge. Long Island Sound.” Boston. 1893. Blue/white coloration. 17X27. Chart shows the shoreline from the Norwalk & Saugatuck Rivers & the Norwalk Islands, to Southport, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, West Haven, New Haven, Fairhaven & East Haven. Depicts the Housatonic River & hundreds of depth soundings offshore, & small islands, rocks & shoals, beacons & buoys. Includes navigational notes on soundings, lights, bottoms & buoys. A very detailed chart published in D. H. Hurds “Town & City Atlas of the State of Connecticut” in Boston. 1893. Based on a U. S. Coast Survey.

4 items 273, 274, 275 & 276 purchased as a group - $850

NY275 - D. H. HURD “U. S. Coast Survey. Southwest Ledge to Niantic Bay. Long Island Sound.” Boston. 1893. Blue/white coloration. 17X28. Chart shows the shoreline from Branford & Indian Neck to Sachem's Head, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Saybrook & the Connecticut River, & from thence to Niantic Bay. On the opposite shore the chart depicts Oyster Pond & Plum Island. The sea area is dotted with thousands of depth soundings & includes Falkner Islands & Long Island Shoal & locates buoys & beacons, courses & variations. This very detailed chart was published in D. H. Hurd's “Town & City Atlas of Connecticut” in Boston in 1893 & based on a United States Coast Survey.

4 items 273, 274, 275 & 276 purchased as a group - $850

NY276 - D. H. HURD “U. S. Coast Survey. Niantic Bay to Rocky Point. Long Island Sound.” Boston. 1893. Blue/white coloration. 17X28. Chart shows the shoreline from the Niantic River to New London with the Thames River & thence to Mystic, Stonington, Westerly, Charlestown & Rocky Point. Depicts Fisher's Island & the northern tip of Block Island. The chart is dotted with thousands of depth soundings & includes a table of reference to all the lighthouses and light vessels with their positions, along with notes on buoys, beacons & astronomical observations. This excellent chart was published in D. H. Hurd's “Town & City Atlas of Connecticut” in Boston 1893, & based on a United States Coast Survey.

4 items 273, 274, 275 & 276 purchased as a group - $850

NY277 - EVERTS PUBLISHING CO. “Nassau County. New York.” Phila. c. 1912. Colored. 27½X21½. This handsome map of Nassau County shows Oyster Bay and North Hempstead & Hempstead with many cities, towns, roads, railroads, steam railways & schoolhouses. Locates Glen Cove & Hempstead Harbor, Port Washington, Mineola, Westbury, Rockville Center, Freeport, Farmingdale, Bethpage, Manhasset, East Rockaway, Long Beach & Jones Beach & shows the County extending from Long Island Sound in the north and the Atlantic Ocean, along the southern coast. From Everts “New Century Atlas of Counties of the State of New York”. Very nice condition.

NY278 - J. FENIMORE COOPER “Carte Dressee Pour La Lecture des Pionniers. Romain de J. Fenimore Cooper. Par A. M. Perrot.” Paris. c. 1827. Colored. 7X5. This finely engraved map was published in Paris for a French Edition of one of  J. Fenimore Cooper's books titled “The Pioneers or the Sources of the Susquehanna. A Descriptive Tale,” written in 1823. The map shows Lake Otsego & the town of Cooperstown located on the southern shore of the Lake & depicts the source of the Susquehanna River & forested regions around the Lake. James Fenimore Cooper was born in New Jersey in 1789 & died in Cooperstown (named for his father) in 1851. The map was engraved by Pierre Tardieu, one of France's premier engravers, & published under the direction of Aristide Michel Perrot (1793-1879). This is a fine map for admirers of Cooper's novels. The most famous of which is perhaps “The Last of the Mohicans.” which was published in 1826, 3 years after “The Pioneers.” A decorative title cartouche is drawn in top left & ornamented with leaves & scrolls.

NY279 - U. S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY “United States. East Coast. New York Harbor.” Wash. D.C. 1874 (updates to 1944/.46.) Colored. This large handsome chart covers New York Harbor from it's entrance at Sandy Hook to Manhattan & the Hudson & East Rivers & the New Jerey shore to Hoboken, Weehawken & West New York. Depicts block plans of Newark & Elizabeth, (New Jersey,) Brooklyn & Staten Island. Includes Raritan Bay & hundreds of depth soundings, channels, & courses, beacons & buoys, compass readings & detailed navigational notes. This fine chart was taken from the chartroom of the U.S.S Inaugural, a WWII Minesweeper which, after the War, became a Museum Ship on the St.Louis, Missouri waterfront, until 1993 when the Mississippi River flooded it's banks & the ship sank. Excellent condition. 

NY280 - H. HARDESTY “Map of Western New York.” Chicago 1883. Colored. 13X20. Very detailed map shows New York's 5 Finger Lakes. Includes Lake Owasco, Lake Seneca, Lake Skaneateles, Lake Canandaigua,& Lake Guayuga. Depicts all counties drawn in different colors & includes hundreds of cities, towns, villages & harbors situated along Lake Ontario & Lake Erie. The map was published in Hardesty's “Historical, & Geographical Encylopedia ” in 1883. Very nice condition.

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