Martenet's Map of Maryland and District of Columbia, Including a Sketch of Delaware and Parts of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

Martenet, Simon J.

Verlag: J. L. Smith, 1885

Beschreibung

Philadelphia: J. L. Smith, [1884] 1885. Large folded map in a quarto binding (46 1/2" x 73 1/2"). With hand-colored engraved map in 32 sections laid on publisher's linen and mounted in partial covers. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt title to front board and marbled endpapers. Boards worn and spine starting. Tanning at folded seams with stains to the verso. Simon J. Martenet (1832-1892) was an American surveyor, mapmaker and real estate consultant who was born in Baltimore to a German mother and Swiss father. In 1867, he published an atlas and large map of Maryland, that was so accurate it was used by all the public schools in the state. Between 1856-1886, his company published many atlases and maps that were known for their detail and historical information. He used this information for real estate speculation. This map contains a key at the lower left, presenting 59 different symbols and abbreviations for subjects such as mills, factories, hotels, roads and railroads. There is a table of county populations at the 1880 census and soundings of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. Ten city maps are inset, including Anapolis, Baltimore and Washington. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers AMB0120

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Martenet's Map of Maryland and District of ...

Verlag: J. L. Smith

Erscheinungsdatum: 1885

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good