Catalog Archive
Auction 187, Lot 268

"Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Pennsylvania", Carey & Lea

Subject: Pennsylvania

Period: 1822 (circa)

Publication: A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18 x 11.8 inches
45.7 x 30 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This map of Pennsylvania appears on a full folio sheet (21.6 x 17.3") with English text below outlining the topography of the state. The counties are up to date as of 1822, with the state's newest county, Clearfield, shown. Rivers, mountains, roads, and towns and cities, including Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, are located. The counties are delineated, and roads are well depicted throughout the state. Engraved by J. Yeager.

References:

Condition: B+

There is light offsetting, an extraneous crease at top right, and an 8" centerfold separation at bottom that has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $80

Closed on 4/27/2022

Archived