topographical map vicinity mount holly (2 resultados)

Unbound. Condición: Good. Linen backed map cut into sections that folds into a marbled card stock portfolio with matching printed title labels on each side. Measures 6½" x 9" when folded and 27" x 37" when opened. Good or better with wear to the cards labels, some separation at the folds and some discoloration to the map. One of a series of geological maps of New Jersey done by George H. Cook in the latter 19th Century as part of an official survey of New Jersey. This copy with the printed name of Samuel B. Dod's copy. Dod was New Jersey minister, trustee of both Princeton University and the Steven Institute of Hoboken, which he founded, as we as the founder of the town of Seabright, organizer of the Hudson Trust Company and president of the first national bank of Hoboken.

This map is an extremely rare, full color, oversized geological survey of New Jersey. It offers an unprecedented level of detail, including even very minor towns and topographic features. This precision and artistry beautifully capture the Garden State as it existed at the end of the 19th century. This map measures 25 inches by 35 inches.