Map County Sullivan by Burr David (2 results)

unbound. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand-colored outline. Image measures 16 3/4" x 17 1/2" This map depicts Sullivan County in New York State, hand-colored by town. The map denotes major routes, rivers and creeks, and other topographical details. Flouring mills, saw mills, manufactories, forges, and churches are indicated. The Delaware & Hudson Canal is shown. This first edition of Burr's county map appeared in his "Atlas of the State of New York" of the same year, which was the second atlas of an individual state ever published. The map is in very good condition. Some foxing. Full original margins. David H. Burr (1803-1875) served as Topographer to the United States Post Office and Geographer to the House of Representatives and was widely known for his accuracy and attention to detail. His "Universal Atlas" was the first to map each of the United States individually. This map is a lovely rendering of a hard-to-find county in New York State. Rawdon Clark & Co. (illustrator). …

Double-page map from second edition of Burr's Atlas of New York State, republished by Stone & Clark. Full color by town, lightly faded. Also includes text leaf with statistics which accompanied map.