Warner Higgins Beers (4 results)

maps. Condition: Very Good. 17 x 14 in. 4 mi/in. Hand tinted, shows townships. Single map removed from 1874 Atlas of Illinois. Legear P1512. (Same as 1871 issue). Hand colored lithographed map. Shows townships, towns, county seat, post offices, creeks, roads and railroads. Includes reference.

16 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches. Beautiful map of the region in very nice contemporary color by county. An intricate network of railroads is shown throughout. Overall this is an excellent example of the periods' state of the art cartographic publication. Very good with period wear and minor chipping.

16 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Condition: Very good with minor soiling. This map was a component of H. H. Lloyds & Co, "Atlas of the United States." Dakota was not a state until November 2nd of 1889 but county formation within the Territory was noted. The composition of this region highlights the post war and post-transcontinental railroad settlement patterns. The Union Pacific Railroad Wass completed two year before the map was made. Significant settlement had occurred along the railroad as had previously occurred along the Missouri River. This is a very nice cartographic artifact of the region during its important settlement period.

16 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches. this is a medium rare map being published in only one year, 1871. The map's a superb cartographic artifact. It was printed in black and white and colored by hand at the time of publication. There are two maps on one sheet each map on a different axis of 90 degrees. The Washington and Oregon map is stunning. It has fine hatching for the coastal range defining the geography of settlement. On the western face of the range to the Pacific Ocean there is a highly developed county system indicating significant settlement. Less dense is the areas east of the range. The Territir of Alaska is finely detailed having been acquired by Seward just four years earlier. Warner and Beers continued publishing after 1871. Higgins was dropped from listing in the title the following year. For its time, this map represents the highest standard of cartographic productions. Good condition having marginal staining lower left without incursion into printed image.