Holiday Issue

Taking down the sign, the last item to move.

49 West 24th Street, 2nd Floor New York, N.Y. 10010

The Old Print Shop, Inc., has MOVED!

During the spring and summer of 2022, The Old Print Shop moved from its historic location at 150 Lexington Avenue to 49 West 24th Street, 2nd Floor. The physical move did not happen until September. Moving is never easy, and this move was both stressful and arduous on the Newman family and our staff.

We are thrilled, however, with our new location and want to invite everyone to come on in and visit. Real estate agent, Bruce Buyers, found the new location; the architect, Benjamin D. Kracauer of Archimuse, did an amazing job of designing the space; and New Tech Co., the contractor, did a great job with the buildout. Aside from a few construction issues which delayed moving in, everything went smoothly. The new space is about the same size as what we had available on the first and second floor at 150 Lexington. The biggest difference is that the shop is now all on one level.

Our reason for the move is a typical New York City story. A developer purchased a number of buildings on Lexington Avenue including the Moravian Church at 154 Lexington Avenue, our sister brownstone at 152 Lexington Avenue, and a building on 30th Street behind the church. This would have meant that 150 Lexington Avenue would be sandwiched between the new development to the north and the Yeshiva University dormitories to the south, both much larger buildings. After a year of negotiations, Harry and I agreed to sell 150 Lexington Avenue. In the negotiations we were offered space in the new building once it is built. For the meantime, we purchased the space at 49 West 24th Street.

VOLUME LXXXII • Robert K. Newman, Editor

One, however, does not want to dwell on stressful times. The Old Print Shop, Inc., moved into 150 Lexington Avenue in 1921. The shop was the first tenant in a building that was built in 1875 as an 8,000-square-foot, single-family home. Conversion from a single-family home to two storefronts and six apartments started c.1920. My grandfather purchased the business in 1928, after being hired to run the business for a year. He purchased the building in the late 1950’s. One of the biggest complications was moving a business that has had three generations of owners who like to accumulate art and collectables and have a hard time parting with books and papers. Officially the moving began in March in two phases. The first phase was to identify items that we did not want to move and figure out what to do with that material. The second phase was to organize and pack what we did want to move to the new space. It took most of the six months between the start and the physical move in September, requiring six teen truckloads of loose material and framed prints. As we moved into our new space, we realized that the first phase, identifying and skinning down inventory, was not as successful as we had originally thought. We are, however, still in the midst of organizing our new space.

The goal was to carry over a similar feeling from the old gallery to the new gallery. In my opinion, moving with some of our old furniture and using the schoolhouse fixtures, it has been successful.

The new gallery at 49 West 24th Street.

2. Catching Rabbits! William Sidney Mount (1807-1868). New-York published by Goupil & Co. 289 Broadway. Lithograph, 1850. Painted by W. S. Mount. Leon-Noel fect. Landscape by Bichebois. Paris Goupil et Compie Editeurs. Printed by Lemercier a Paris. London E. Gambart & Co. Publishers. Image size 14 3/4 x 18 3/4” (37.3 x 47.4 cm). Overall good condition, lower publication clipped, and remains of an old mat line in the margins. The impression is strong and bright with nice original color. Cowdrey #XXIV. #22149-5 $3,000.00

3. The Power of Music! William Sidney Mount (1807-1868). Published by Goupil, Vibert & Co. 289 Broadway, New York. Lithograph. 1848. Painted by W. S. Mount. Leon-Noel fect. (on stone by). Paris Goupil Vibert & Co. Editeurs. London E. Gambart & Co. Publishers. Image size 14 5/8 x 18 5/8” (37 x 47.2 cm). Good condition, save for some repaired tears in the outer margins. Lower portion of dedication line trimmed. Original handcoloring. #64-8 $6,000.00

4. New-York Crystal Palace. For the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations. Paris Ve. Turgis, editeur rue Serpente, 10, et a New York, Leonard St. 99. Lithograph, hand-colored, c.1855. Lith. de Turgis r. Serpente, 10, a Paris. Lith par F. Courtin. Image size 17 5/8 x 12 3/8” (44.7 x 31.3 cm). Good condition, save a minor light stain. #93747-1 $4,750.00

5. Sleighing in New York. Thomas Benecke. Published by Emil Seitz, 413 Broadway, New York. Two-color lithograph with hand coloring, 1855. Composed & lith. by Th. Benecke. Printed by Nagel & Lewis, 122 Fulton St. N.Y. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855 by L. Nagel. Image size 21 1/2 x 30 3/8” (54.6 x 77.2 cm). Very good condition and color. Peters, America on Stone, p. 93, pl. 12. #28495-4 $7,500.00

This is the early first printing with title. It was reissued later c.1900 without title. A wonderful image of winter traffic on Broadway in lower Manhattan.

6. View of New-York. And Vicinity. John Bachmann (1814-1896). Published by H. Bencke, 207 Fulton St. N.Y. Two-color Lithograph, c.1875. Drawn by John Bachman. Image size 17 1/4 x 26” (43.9 x 66 cm). Good condition. #36131-3 $7,500.00

7. View of New-York. John Bachmann (1814-1896). Copyrighted by John Bachmann, 1877. Lithograph printed in color, c.1877. H. Bencke Lith. 207 Fulton St. N.Y. Image size 18 7/8 x 29 3/8” (48 x 74.6 cm). Good condition and color. #54112-2 $9,500.00

This is a very rare and unusual view of New York City from Brooklyn looking west.

North American Town Views.

Urban or town views helped to record the growth of America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and were an important part of the art and print market during that time. It is not much of a leap to see that the early twentieth-century artists continued the tradition with the wonderful urban images produced by artists such as John Sloan, Martin Lewis, and John Marin, to mention only a few. The early nineteenth-century artists were often European by birth. They arrived and brought with them the artistic training and printmaking skills needed to produce the stunning views of a growing America. William J. Bennett and John Hill were part of the “English Invasion” – their ability as engravers and artists was unmatched in America. After the Civil War almost every city in America was documented with a bird’s-eye view from the East Coast to the West Coast, the Southern Coast to the Canadian Border. The New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, and the Library of Congress are among many institutions with collections of these wonderful views. The New York and Boston Public Libraries are particularly strong in the early views. The Library of Congress has the most complete set of the late nineteenth-century views ever assembled.

The Old Print Shop has promoted town views for many years and its collection is quite extensive. If you are looking for a specific artist or city, the shop will be pleased to let you know when one is available.

8. View of St. Anthony’s Nose, on the North River Province of New York. George Bulteel Fisher (1764-1834). Pubd. Septr. 1, 1795 by J. W. Edy, No. 2, Romney Row, St. John’s. Westminster. Aquatint, 1795. G. B. Fisher, del. J. W. Edy Aquatinta. Image size 16 1/2 x 24 1/2” (41.8 x 62.1 cm). Good condition and color. Professionally repaired tear in the sky and small repaired holes mostly along margins, occasionally within the image. Deak #188; -Stokes #C.1790-95-B-116. #74930-1 $8,500.00

This view is part of a series of six North American views that Fisher and Edy collaborated on. The other five are of Canadian interest. A scarce print.

9. Baltimore taken near Whetstone Point. William J. Bennett (1787-1844). New York Pub. by H. I. Megarey. Aquatint engraving handcolored, 1830. Paind. & Engd by W. J. Bennett. Image size 16 1/4 x 24 1/16” (41.3 x 61.1 cm). Good condition, save for a 2” tear on the right into the image. A beautiful impression. Deak #378, first of three states. #80788-1 $25,000.00

One of a pair of fine views of Baltimore by the Master aquatint artist, William J. Bennett. He visited the city in 1830 to make preparatory drawings for the views and the aquatints were published in the same year.

10. Boston. :

Pub lished

I.

Aquatint engraving, 1833. Painted by W. J. Bennett. Engd. by W. J. Bennett. Image size 15 5/8 x 24 1/8” (39.6 x 61.3 cm). Good condition. Original color with modern re-enhancements. Deak #408. First state of two. #70365-1 $19,500.00

From City Point near Sea Street. William J. Bennett (1787-1844).

by Henry

Megarey, New York.

11. Bird’s Eye View of Lawrence. Kansas, 1880. D.

& Co. Three-stone

1880. Lith by Wm.

Image size 22 x 30 1/2” (55.8 x 77.3 cm). Good condition and color, save for some minor chipping along sheet edges. Reps, #1101. #69626-1 $3,750.00

A key on the left identifies thirty-six new prominent businesses, residences, and churches, and a key on the right identifies twenty-two old buildings.

12. View of Richmond, VA. John W. Hill (1812-1879). Lith. & Published by Smith Brothers & Co. Multi-stone lithograph, 1853. J. W. Hill, del. Drawn on stone by Fanny Palmer. Image size 20 1/2 x 37 1/4” (52 x 94.5 cm). Fair to good condition. Several tears within the image. Professionally conserved. Reps, #4127; Deak, 647. #67651-2 $12,500.00

This rare view shows Richmond from Manchester on the south side of the James River.

O. Morse. Published by D. O. Morse

lithograph,

Zeuch & Co., Chicago.

13. View of Belfast, Me. : From Roger’s Hill, 1853. G. H. Swift. Lithograph. 1853. G. H. Swift Del. Tappan and Bradford’s Lith. Boston. Image size 14 5/8 x 29 1/4” (37 x 74.1 cm). Generally good condition and color, save for creasing and two large stains in upper part of image, a tear into the color on the right margin, mat line, and staining in margins. Reps #1185. #46533-1 $6,500.00

14. A View of the Town & Harbour of Halifax, from Dartmouth Shore. J. F. W. Des Barres (c.1729-1827). Published by J .F. W. Des Barres, London. Hand colored aquatint and line engraving. undated, c.1781. Image size 14 3/4 x 22 1/4” (37.4 x 56.5 cm). Good condition. Fine original handcoloring. National Maritime Museum (Greenwich), Henry Newton Stevens Collection #47*a. #89004-1 $9,750.00

This rare view of the strategic Port of Halifax appeared in the “Atlantic Neptune” by Captain Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres. The topographical views that appeared in the “Atlantic Neptune” were intended to supplement the atlas’s marine charts by giving seafarers visual clues for recognizing the approaches to major harbors, bays, and waterways. This work was used extensively by the Royal Navy during the American Revolution.

Marine

The shop has also had an extensive collection of nautical prints including images from the War of 1812, steamship broadsides, the “Greyhounds of the Sea” clipper ships, and yacht racing. During the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, the most efficient means of travel and commerce was by ship, and nau tical prints were important images during this time. Some were done as advertise ments to attract additional commerce, some illustrated news stories, and some were done to capture the lore of life at sea. Whaling was a major industry in the eighteenth and nineteenth century and many prints were produced. The War of 1812 was primarily a Naval War fought over the right of free trade on the seas and elimination of the British influence in North America. American cities with sheltered ports, such as New York, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Boston quickly became large urban areas due to the growth of their harbors.

We invite you to come in and see our collection of marine prints or visit our web site and search for “Marine.”

Race. Fred S. Cozzens (1846-1928). Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Yachts.”

16. Peche de la Baleine. Whale-Fishery. [and] Peche du Cachalot. Cachalot Fishery [pair]. Louis Ambroise Garneray (1783-1857). Paris, Publie par Rittner & Goupil, Boulevard Montmartre. 9 and 15. Aquatint and engraving, 1835. Goupil, pinxt (drawn by Louis Ambroise Garneray). Martens sculp (Engraved by Martens). Image size 22 1/4 x 31 3/4” (5.4 x 80.5 cm). Both prints are beautiful impressions and in very good condition. Brewington, Kendall Whaling Museum, Prints #196 and #197. #80509-3 $40,000.00

This pair is the finest of all whaling images ever produced. They are mentioned in Herman Melville’s great work, “Moby Dick.”

“But, taken for all in all, by far the finest, though in some details not the most correct, presentations of whales and whaling scenes to be anywhere found, are two large French engravings, well executed, and taken from paintings by one Garnery [sic]. Respectively, they represent attacks on the Sperm and Right Whale. . . Who Garnery [sic] the painter is, or was, I know not. But my life for it he was either practically conversant with his subject, or else marvelously tutored by some experienced whaleman.”

17. Four Indian Kings of America

a. Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row King of the Generethgarich.

b. Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row, Emperour of the Six Nations.

c. Etow Oh Koam, King of the River Nation. d. Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the Maquas. Mezzotint engravings, c.1710, after I. Verelst pinx (Drawn by Jan Verelst, 1648-1734) paint ings. I Simon fecit (Engraved by John Simon c.1675–1751). Sold at ye Rainbow and Dove ye Corner of Ivey Bridge in ye Strand. First state of two. Average image size 15 5/8 x 10 1/8” (39.8 x 25.7 cm). Condition: Overall all are good to very good. These pieces are great impressions of these early works of art. All have had some minor repair work on the top and side margins, mostly done to even them out. All of them have some worm holes. The work done was to museum quality standards by an expert conservator. John G. Garratt and Bruce Robertson The Four Indian Kings E2. (E2 a, b, c, d Illustrations). #99629-1 $350,000.00

The set of four is extremely rare. The last first edition set The Old Print Shop had in stock was in the 1970’s.

In the second state, the publication line is changed to: “Printed & Sold by John King at ye Globe in ye Poultery, London.” He describes the third state as slightly trimmed, text is changed, and the publication line reads “Printed for Jno. Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill London.” Upon careful examination of the different states of the engravings, we have come to the conclusion that there are only two states: first and second states. What Garrett describes as third state is in fact new mezzotint engraving plates, slightly smaller than the first two states with minor image changes.

In 1709 four Sachems were chosen, to make the trip to England. They were members of the Five Nations, consisting of the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas and the Senecas. The trip was arranged by Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724). He was the first mayor of Albany, New York, the occasion al Governor of New York, and the head of the Albany Commissioners for Indian Affairs with the purpose of obtaining military support against the French. The four traveled to Boston and sailed to England the last day of February 1710, arriving in Portsmouth in April.

The Chiefs were received by Queen Ann on April 10, 1710, who then commissioned Verelst to have their portraits painted. These portraits were quickly engraved for wider distribution including a set for each of the Chiefs. After their reception with Queen Ann the four were called “The Four Kings of America” and became the “Talk of the Town.” Native Americans had been brought to Europe before, but none had the distinction as America’s royalty. Books have been written about their trip and the reasons for it. In summation, it was for religious and military support to stop the French Jesuits who were converting the Indigenous tribes to Catholicism. They were requesting English missionaries and other support. The four Ho Nee Yeath Taw No Row (baptized John) and Tee Yee Neen Ho Ga Row (baptized Hendrick) were both from the Wolf Clan; Etow Oh Koam (baptized Nicholas) of the Turtle Clan; Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow (baptized Brant) of the Bear Clan, he was the grandfather of Joseph Brant.

The original paintings of the Four Kings hung in Kensington Palace until 1977 when Queen Elizabeth II donated them to the National Archives of Canada. The mezzotints in almost any state are extremely rare to be found on the market. Most impressions are in museum collections. They are considered important history in the American colonies.

18. Navajo Visitors at Oraibi. Edward Borein (1873-1945). Drypoint, c. 1930. “Remarqued Proof” signed in pencil. Image size 7 1/2 x 13” (19 x 32.9 cm). Very good condition. #88958-1 $3,500.00

19. The Trail Herd, No. 2. Edward Borein (1873-1945). Etching, undated. Edition unknown. Signed in pencil with pencil remarque of a man on a horse lower left. Image size 7 x 12 1/2” (17.8 x 31.8 cm). Good condition, a rich impression. Galvin #101. #98682-1 $2,750.00

20. Taos

(1901-1980). Wood engraving, 1927. Edition 75. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 8 x 8” (20.4 x 20.4 cm). Very good condition. #94152-1 $6,000.00

21. Spring - New Mexico.

Baumann (1881-1971). Color woodcut, 1924. Edition 125. Block originally cut 1924, from the third edition, blocks recut c.1931. High est number printed 120 of 125. Printed in six colors on cream Zanders paper. Signed and titled in pencil. Inscribed “III 66/125” with hand heart chop. Image size 9 1/2 x 11 1/8” (23.5 x 28.6 cm). Chamberlain #102. #83421-1 $18,000.00

Pueblo Smokes. Howard N. Cook

Gustave

Twentieth-Century American Master Prints

The Old Print Shop has been acquiring American Master prints since 1980 and has one of the largest collections available for collectors to purchase. These great works of art are collected by many prominent institutions around the world, including the New York Public Library, the Whitney Museum, the Boston Public Library, the Library of Congress, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Amon Carter Museum, to name just a few.

The Old Print Shop also represents a number of artists’ estates, including Linda Adato, Harold Altman, John Taylor Arms, Will Barnet, Gerald Geerlings, Hildegrade Haas, Armin Landeck, Martin Lewis, Clare Romano, John Ross, Emilio Sanchez, Anton Schutz, and George C. Wales, to name a few. We also have extensive collections of work by many other artists of the early twentieth century including Thomas Hart Benton, Howard Cook, Childe Hassam, Louis Lozowick, Reginald Marsh, John Sloan, Stow Wengenroth, and hundreds more.

We are expanding our interest in twentieth-century masterworks to include works published post WWII and expanding our collection of American drawings and paintings. Check our website on a regular basis to see these new additions.

Link to the twentieth-century artist page : https://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/13-20th-century-artists

23. Color study for Riders of the Apocalypse. Benton Murdoch Spruance (1904-1967). Ink wash and watercolor, 1943. Initialed “BS” in white lower left, signed with the artist’s name, and initialed “P.B.S” estate signature with estate stamp of “BS. “ Image size 16 5/16 x 22 5/8” (41.6 x 57.5 cm). Good condition and color, remains of brown paper hinging tape on verso. #99876-1 $85,000.00

An exceptional study drawing for one of Benton Spruance’s most famous images, “Riders of the Apocalypse.” Well drawn with a blood-red moon in the sky.

24. Frankie and Johnnie. Huck Finn. Jesse James. [Set of Three.] Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975). Lithograph, 1936. Edition 100. Signed in pencil. Average image size 16 1/2 x 22” (41.3 x 55.9 cm). Very good condition. Fath #11, Fath #12, Fath # 13. #99886-1 $90,000.00

A rare set of Thomas Hart Benton’s lithographs based on the 1936 WPA murals at the Missouri State Capitol. (“Jesse James” illustrated.)

Contemporary

The Old Print Shop today represents over seventy-five contemporary artists who are primarily known as printmakers. All of these artists take printmaking as a serious expressive medium in a time-honored tradition that dates back to Rembrandt and Durer.

Over the past several years with Covid-19 and then our move, we stopped having gallery openings for our contemporary artists. As we are now getting settled in our new location, we are hoping to again begin having exhibitions and openings for our contemporary artists.

Illustrating one work by each artist is not possible in a printed catalogue these days. However, you can browse our web site and see all the contemporary works on our contemporary artist’s page: https://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/25-contemporary-artists

25. Points of Departure I : Mary’s Turn. Peter Milton (b. 1930). Etching and engraving, 1994. Edition 175. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Image size 17 7/8 x 27 1/2” (45 x 70 cm). Very good condition. #58179-7 $4,200.00

26. (left) Distances. Robert Kipniss (b. 1931). Mezzotint, 2018. Edition 18 . Signed in pencil. Image size 6 15/16 x 7 3/4” (17.7 x 19.6 cm). Very good condition. #96580-1 $750.00

27. (right) Bronx Crossing. William J. Behnken (b. 1943). Aquatint, 1991. Edition 50. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Image size 17 3/4 x 23 3/4” (44.8 x 60.8 cm). Very good condition. #1729-7 $1,000.00

28. (left) Duisburg-Thyssen VI. Sidney Hurwitz (b. 1932). Handcolored aquatint, 2003. Edition 15. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 11 1/2 x 15 5/8” (29.2 x 39.7 cm). Good condition. #39987-2 $1,200.00

29. (right) Empire State Afternoon. Emily Trueblood (b. 1942). Two-block woodcut, 1995. Edition 50. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Image size 5 7/8 x 7 15/16” (15 x 20.1 cm). Very good condition. #8338-19 $475.00

30. (left) Pulaski Bridge. Alan Petrulis (b. 1954). Etching, 2020. Edition 75. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 8 3/4 x 11 7/8” (22.2 x 30 cm). Very good condition. #98592-1 $225.00

31. (right) Elephant Ride - Coney Island. Julie Nadel. Linocut, 2009. Edition 55. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 9 x 11 7/8” (22.8 x 30 cm). Very good condition. #98883-1 $375.00

32. New York

Building. Richard Haas (b. 1936).

and aquatint, 1974. Edition 50. Signed in pencil. Inscribed “Studio Proof.” Image size 12 3/4 x 19 3/4” (32.3 x 50.3 cm). Very good condition. #53326-2 $2,500.00

33. Gateway. Frederick Mershimer (b. 1958). Mezzotint, 2002. Edition 90 + 10 ap. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Image size 13 1/4 x 23 5/8” (33.7 x 60 cm). Very good condition. #67000-2 $1,200.00

General

Etching

34. (left) Black Tulip or, Opening Bloom. Mary Manusos. Etching and aquatint, 2002. Edition 15. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Printed on Murillo paper. Average paper size 39 x 27 5/8” (99.1 x 70.2 cm). Image size 23 3/4 x 17 3/4” (60.2 x 45.2 cm). Very good condition. #80855-3 $450.00

35. (right) Chaman con Ave. [Shaman with Bird.] Karima Muyaes. Etching and aquatint, 2000. Edition 10. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil. Image size 9 9/16 x 9 1/2” (24.3 x 24.2 cm). Very good condition. #54759-1 $400.00

36. (left) Zero, Zero, Zero. Su-Li Hung (b. 1947). Woodcut, 1996. Edition 50. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil and chop. Image size 11 1/4 x 15 3/4” (28 x 39.7 cm). Very good condition. #12000-10 $500.00

37. (right) The Transplanted Gardener. Ellen Nathan Singer (b. 1937). Woodcut, 2021. Edition 20. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 22 1/4 x 16 1/4” (56.5 X 40.8 cm). Very good condition. #99265-1 $700.00

38. (left) Save the Dream / Save the Planet. Ilse Schreiber Noll (b. 1953). Woodcut, 2018. Edition 3. Unique book. Signed and dated in pencil on the colophon page. Excerpts of Langston Hughes’ poem “Let America Be America Again” are included in the book. Two- single and fivedouble-page woodcuts plus softcover. Conceived, printed, and bound by the artist. Page size 18 x 11 7/8” (47 x 30.4 cm). Very good condition. #95018-1 $2,500.00

39. (right) Solitude. Karen Whitman (b. 1953). Linoleum cut, 2015. Edition 50. Signed and titled in pencil. Image size 24 x 33 1/2” (61 x 85.1 cm). Very good condition. #87933-2 $2,200.00

Currier & Ives

Nathaniel Currier was apprenticed to the Pendletons of Boston and in 1834 purchased from John Pendleton their operation in New York City. In 1852 Nathaniel hired James M. Ives as a bookkeeper. In 1857 Ives became a partner and the name of the firm was changed to Currier & Ives.

The Old Print Shop has now been handling Currier & Ives lithographs for over 120 years, which is longer than the firm of Currier & Ives firm was in business. The shop’s collection of the handcolored lithographs by Currier & Ives is impressive, and it is easy to say that the shop has the largest collection available for sale in the world. The images cover almost every subject conceivable. Currier was always concerned with the quality of the lithographs, and the firm continued using the older hand lithographic presses.

If you are interested in Currier & Ives lithographs, a visit to the gallery is recommended. You can also browse the collection on-line at: https://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/19-currier-ives

40 . Yosemite Valley - California. : “The Bridal Veil” Fall. Fanny F. Palmer (1812-1876). New York Published by Currier & Ives, 152 Nassau St. Lithograph, 1866. Large folio - image size 17 3/4 x 25 5/16” (44.3 x 64.6 cm). Good condition and color, mild toning in the margins. Tear in right margin to image. A bright sharp impression. Conningham #6830. #83514-1 $12,500.00

Maps

Maps are some of the most interesting and intellectually stimulating areas of paper in which we deal. From the earliest printed maps, it is always fascinating to see recorded on paper the truths and myths - the credible and incredible.

Maps, which depict the first discovery of the Americas to those that show the birth and westward expansion of the United States throughout the nineteenth century, have always been a specialty of the shop. State maps, as well as individual town plans in all price ranges, are found in our inventory. We have a fine assortment of sixteenth through mid-twentieth-century maps from all parts of the world on hand for those who visit the shop. Although we do not always have a certain item or location available, it is likely we may have it in the future.

The Old Print Shop has handled maps since the late 1930’s and has purchased and sold many treasured items through the years. To see our current inventory, a visit to the gallery is always recommended. The maps on our website are broken down by geographic region and can be seen at: https://oldprintshop.com/shop/category/21-maps

41.

Keere (1571-1646). Published

handcolored, 1608, printed c.1630. Image size 15 3/4 x 21 3/16” (40 x 53.9 cm). Overall in good condition. Some repaired splitting along lower centerfold, and a tiny repaired hole just above the Black Sea. There are several small chips and tears in the outer margins. All have been professionally repaired. Original handcoloring with some minor modern enhancements. Shirley, Mapping of the World #264. #80982-1 $16,500.00

A classic example of a world map based on Mercator’s projection. This beautiful carte-a-figures map of the world was based on Blaeu’s almost identical map that was issued in 1606. Some of the engraved ornamentations include allegorical representations of the Sun, Moon, and the five known planets.

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula. Pieter van den

by Joannes Jansonius, Amsterdam. Copper-plate engraving,

“I am told there are people who do not care for maps and I find it hard to believe.” Robert Louis Stevenson

42. The Entrance of Boston Harbor. J. F. W. Des Barres (c.1729-1827). Published according to Act of Parliament Octr. 7, 1777 by J. F. W. Des Barres, Esqr. Aquatint and line engraving 1777. Image size 19 3/4 x 29 1/8” (50 x 73.9 cm) plus title and margins. Good condition, save for a soft printer’s crease in the lower view. Three of the four views have original handcoloring. #31346-2 $6,000.00

This fine series of views appeared in the “The Atlantic Neptune” by Captain Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres. It is one of the finest large scale sea atlases of the United States and Canadian Atlantic coastline ever produced.

43. Amerique Septentrionale Divisee en ses Principales Parties, ou sont Distingues les Uns des Autres les Estats suivant quils appartiennent presentemet. . . . Pierre Mortier. “A Paris Chez H. Jaillot. . .1696.” Copper plate engraving, 1692-1696. Image size 21 x 33 7/8” (53.5 x 86.3 cm) plus upper title and margins. Good condition. Original outline coloring. Burden, Mapping of North America II #686, 2nd state; McLaughlin, #55, State 2. #51729-3 $4,500.00

This is the first state of Pierre Mortier’s map of North America from his “Atlas Nouveau.”

44. Map of Texas and Loyal Colonies Sometimes Referred to, as the United States

Published by the Nowotny-Burrell Co., San Antonio, Texas. Color print. 1956. Image size 28 1/8” (71.7 cm) square. Very good condition and color. #90687-1 $1,100.00

A rare mid twentieth-century pictorial comic map of the Lone Star State. This map is printed on silk and shows an oversize Texas stretching to the Canadian border

45. Colton’s New Topographical Map of The States of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, Showing Also Eastern Tennessee & Parts of Other Adjoining States, All the Fortifications, Military Stations, Rail Roads, Common Roads and other Internal Improvements Compiled from the Latest & Most Authentic Sources, . . . Published by J. H. Colton, No. 172 William St. New York. Engraving handcolored, 1862-64. Image size 27 1/2 x 41 3/8” (70 x 104.5 cm) plus decorative border. Good condition, original coloring. Stephenson, #48.22. #72548-1 $2,500.00

A detailed and quite scarce large scale folding pocket map of Virginia and the neighboring states shown during the Civil War.

size 46 3/4 x 34 3/8” (119 x 87.4 cm) plus margins. Good condition. Stokes, Iconography p.41; Cohen and Augustyn, pp.73-7; Pritchard and Taliaferro, n.46; Deak, n.121. #36262-3 $325,000.00

New York City on the eve of the Revolutionary War. This large-scale map is a highly accurate delineation of the bustling seaport as it existed in the late 1760’s. Cartographically the map shows Manhattan, Brooklyn, and a portion of New Jersey. Below the map is a view of the city as seen from the shoreline of Governor’s Island after a 1760 watercolor by Captain Thomas Davies of the Royal Artillery.

46. Plan of the City of New York, in North America Surveyed in the Years 1766 & 1767. Bernard Ratzer. London Publishd according to Act of Parliament Jany. 12, 1776 by Jefferys & Faden, Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross. Copper-plate engraving, 1776. Three sheets, joined, dissected into 32 panels and laid down on linen. This example was removed from the original linen and backed on museum quality Japan paper. Image