Sauthier Claude Joseph (6 results)

Condition: Good. 59 x 46 cm B/W Print. Reproduction of late 18th c navigation map from William Faden's The North American Atlas, 1777. Very Good.

No binding. Condition: Near fine. First. WITH PARTICULARLY FINE ORIGINAL COLOR.London: William Faden, 1776. Third issue. Copperplate engraving with original hand color, 31 1/2" x 21 1/2". Near fine, with some peripheral tanning and small splits, not affecting the image. Framed floating and glazed. With its three oblong tiers the Sauthier (1736-1802) and Faden (1749-1836) map of the Hudson River is reminiscent of triptych compositions and their network of cross-references between individual panels. It thus marks the progression from New York City to Rhinebeck (first section), as well as from the Mohawk River and Lake George (central section) to Lake Champlain in Vermont and the Canadian province of Quebec (third section). In addition to its displaying one of Sauthier's most iconic designs, the map is a key document in the history of the Revolutionary War; the Hudson River/Lake George/Lake Champlain Corridor was indeed viewed by the British as an invasion route between Canada and the Middle Colonies and it comes as no surprise that Sauthier identifies not only roads, forts, and navigational hazards but also the locations of military action against the British troops of Guy Carleton. The map was continually revised in the course of the war; the first and second issues are dated by Stevens & Tree to 1 October 1776, the third issue to 11 October 1776. Control of the River was paramount for both sides, as Carleton repeatedly tried to cut off the Northern Colonies from the rest of the rebellious territories. Though his campaign was halted by the fleet of Benedict Arnold, three-prong attacks led by General Burgoyne in 1777 made the Hudson River once again the setting of battles and skirmishes. The French-born Claude Joseph Sauthier emigrated to North America in 1767 when he worked for Governor Tryon, first in North Carolina and then in New York. While Sauthier's importance as a cartographer is based on large surveying projects (including New England and present-day Vermont), it appears that his Revolutionary War maps are indebted to the works of William Brassier. Sauthier's collaborator William Faden published his North American Atlas in 1777. Considered the most detailed record of the early stages in the Revolutionary War, it featured 29 maps including battle maps drawn by eyewitnesses. Stevens & Tree, Comparative Cartography 23c. …

fine condition, small separations at some fold junctions, light offsetting. This huge map on six sheets, joined into three, includes the disputed area between New York and New Hampshire which is now Vermont. According to Cumming, p. 23, it is "the culminating cartographic achievement of maps of New York, rapidly improving in quality during the 1770's. It shows the clarity and delicate skill of Sauthier's work as a draftsman." This is among the foundational 18th century maps of Vermont, along with the Romans' Map of the Northern Department and Doolittle's Topographical Map of the State of Vermont from 1789. This map also has the distinction of being the last large-scale map of an American colony. A very rare map provided much greater detail than two large-scale predecessor maps of New York, by Jeffreys and Montressor. Adams, British Headquarters Maps and Sketches Used by Sir Henry Clinton.now preserved in the William L. Clements Library, 118; Cumming, British Maps of Colonial America, pp. 72-74; Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p.505; Sellers & Van Ee, Maps & Charts of North America and & West Indies 1750-1789 , 1070.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Fine engraved map on six sheets joined, framed (72 x 56 inches; framed 28 x 64 inches). A MAGNIFICENT MAP OF NEW YORK, with original hand-colour in outline, the title and dedication lower left, key middle right. This map by Claude Joseph Sauthier is one of the most celebrated maps of New York of the entire colonial period. It shows all existing towns, counties, and major roads, and gives an excellent portrait of the extent of settlement (still largely confined to the Hudson Valley). Western New York is portrayed as a vast wilderness and is, thus, labeled simply as "Country of the Six Nations, Indian Country." C.J. Sauthier was born on November 10, 1736 in Strasbourg, (Alsace) France. He received training as a draftsman and illustrator, and early in life was greatly inspired by the master gardeners Dezallier d'Argenville and Alexandre Le Blond). In 1763 Sauthier wrote his first great work, A Treatis on Public Architecture and Garden Planning. Sauthier arrived in North America in 1767, accompanying then British Royal Governor of North Carolina, William Tryon, around the Province. Between 1768 and 1771, Sauthier dedicated himself to mapping towns (and even one camp and battlefield) in North Carolina, all of which were deemed militarily important to the British government. (During his lifetime, Sauther also created superb maps of Bath, Beaufort, Brunswick, Cross Creek (now Fayatteville), Edenton, Halifax, Hillsborough, New Bern, Salisbury, Wilmington and the Camp and Battlefield of Alamance.) Today, these maps form part of King George III's esteemed Topographical Collection at the British Library, though some are also contained in the collections of the Public Record Office in London, the North Carolina Division of Archives and History in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Clinton Collection at the William L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan. During this time period, Sauthier also played a key role in the planning of the Tryon Palace gardens in New Bern. In 1771, Sauthier left North Carolina with Tryon. That year Tryon rose to the position of Governor of New York and Sauthier was appointed surveyor of the Province of New York by Tryon. Thus, Sauthier's efforts were crucial to the surveying of the boundary between New York and Quebec. Nevertheless, it was the American Revolution that most cemented Sauthier's status as a master surveyor and mapmaker. Indeed, the maps Sauthier produced during this period were of incalculable military importance to the British government. On July 12, 1776, British General William Howe arrived on Staten Island and asked Sauthier to survey and produce a map of the island. Soon after making this request, General Howe successfully captured the City of New York. In addition, after British General Hugh Percy (commander of the 5th Regiment of Foot) made his successful attack on Fort Washington (at the northern tip of Manhattan Island) in November 1776, he, like General Howe, requested that Sauthier survey and map the area. Moreover, General Percy grew to like Sauthier so much that he asked him to accompany his British forces up to Newport, Rhode Island. Sauthier also chose to join Percy at his ancestral home at Alnwick Castle in England following the country's defeat in the war. Sauthier worked as Percy's private secretary. Inventory #: JEL00005.…

Hand-colored map. Engraved by Tobias Conrad Lotter. 1 vols. 30-1/8 x 22-1/4 inces (765 x 565 mm) 2 sheets. This map is Lotter's German edition of Sauthier's map of 1776 done by William Faden. Minor creasing, light toning, original reinforcement on verso of joint. Framed but without glass Hand-colored map. Engraved by Tobias Conrad Lotter. 1 vols. 30-1/8 x 22-1/4 inces (765 x 565 mm) 2 sheets.…

Condition: Very Good. An important revolutionary map of New York and New Jersey. Sauthier was a prominent surveyor and topographer. He arrived in America in 1767 as surveyor for Governor Tryon of North Carolina, moved to New York when Tryon was Governor in 1771. He made extensive plans of New York City and the surrounding area. He was appointed surveyor for the Province of New York; sometime collaborator with Benard Ratzer. He was Military draughtsman during the American Revolution. (Tooley), Size : 735x590 (mm), 28.875x23.25 (Inches), Hand Colored in Outline, 0.…