Washington D.C. Delaware Maryland 1856 Morse small cerographic hand color map
Washington D.C. Delaware Maryland 1856 Morse small cerographic hand color map Washington D.C. Delaware Maryland 1856 Morse small cerographic hand color map Washington D.C. Delaware Maryland 1856 Morse small cerographic hand color map Washington D.C. Delaware Maryland 1856 Morse small cerographic hand color map
$ 65.00

Delaware and Maryland.

(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic, Maryland, Delaware, Baltimore, Dover, Annapolis, Washington D.C., Chesapeake Bay, Potomac River).

Issued 1856, New York by Morse & Gaston for Colby.

Mid 19th century cerographic (wax engraved) map with original hand color. Inset depicts a city plan of Washington D.C.

Nice looking example, pleasing age patina, any minor age flaws easy to overlook or forgive.

Sheet Measures c. 6" H x 7 1/4" W.

Printed Area Measures c. 5" H x 6 1/4" W.

Cartographic Reference(s):

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 3 pp 285.

Ristow, American Maps & Mapmakers, pp. 154, 468 & 469.

[B12335].