New England NH VT Maine MA 1873 JD Williams large hand colored early state map
Brian DiMambro- Antiquarian Books, Maps & PrintsMap of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Issued 1873, NY by J. David Williams.
Folio sheet map, lithographed with full original hand coloring. Possibly printed in Paris.
Uncommon detailed folio map of this transitional era, the assortment of place names and details unique to the era and cartographer. Far less common than Johnson, Colton & Mitchell maps of this same era.
Mostly clean and well preserved example, minor she spotting or insignificant edge flaws, the image displays a fine patina.
Sheet measures c. 19 5/8�H x 13 7/8�W.
Map Printed area measures c. 16 5/8� H x 12�W.
Cartographic Reference(s):
Tooley's�Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 4, p.
[R35971].