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Very good. Light toning in margins. Size 22.25 x 31.25 Inches. This is a beautiful example of the 1980 edition of Ruth Haviland Sutton’s pictorial map of Nantucket, Massachusetts. This vivacious depiction of the island emphasizes its nautical history and character. Its execution reflects the love of place that led Sutton to relocate there for most of her adult life. The waters around the island are decorated with boats and ships - some native, some European, some afloat, but many shipwrecked (these last have the dates). Capturing the Past for Posterity The map is not just a depiction of the Nantucket of 1946. It is meant to preserve the history of the island. Many details are those that Sutton would have been personally familiar with, still more would have survived in local memory, and all would have been the argot of Nantucket locals. Not only the shipwrecks but many other details are dated. No doubt as familiar to locals, the catboat Lillian appears in Nantucket Harbor with her dates (1876 - 1932). She carried freight and passengers between villages on Nantucket Harbor. She would have been both familiar to and mourned by the locals who relied on her. Monuments and lighthouses are marked and dated. The Nantucket Central Railroad is illustrated, and its dates of operation are provided (1881 - 1917). The railroad’s sole engine, Dionis, is named. (The whole railway was torn up and sent to France to aid the Allies in World War I.) A horse-drawn rail carriage running between Nantucket Town and the Bathing Beach is given its dates (1890-1892). Fish and waterfowl appear in the surrounding waters, and flowers characteristic to different parts of the island are pictured and named, along with forests and cranberry bogs. Nantucket Town A detailed inset plan of Nantucket Town occupies most of the upper left quadrant, naming the streets and important structures, many of which are numbered and keyed to a list included within the right border. Buildings are illustrated pictorially, capturing the character of the town’s architecture but also giving an impression of tree-lined streets and generous lawns. Border Vignettes The pictorial border again emphasizes Nantucket’s history, with pictures of literary and historical events in addition to lists of businesses and hotels. A historical timeline reaching back to the first possible European sightings of the island is appended as well. The title is inscribed on an unfurled banner borne by an eagle in flight, lending a patriotic note to the composition. An illustration of the carved stern of the Edgartown whaling ship Eunice H. Adams appears in the lower center. Ships and ships’ figureheads decorate the corners (puzzlingly, one of these is a Viking longship, though there is no date appended here). Publication History and Census Sutton composed and painted this map in 1946, to be printed by George C. Miller that year. This first edition, which we find cataloged only in the University of Connecticut, the University of Illinois, and Stanford University Library, was printed in two sizes, 22 x 31 inches and 19.25 x 25.5 inches. In 1964, a second edition was printed under the ‘George C. Miller and Son, Inc.’ imprint, only in the larger iteration. This second edition is not cataloged in OCLC. Miller’s Son, Burr, would go on to produce a third edition of the map in 1980 (present example), again reproducing only the larger format of the map. All three editions are scarce to the market. References: Rumsey 7980.000 (1946). OCLC 953572717 (1946).

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers Nantucket-sutton-1980

Bibliografische Details

Titel
Nantucket.
Autor
1946 Sutton / Miller Pictorial Map of Nantucket, in its third edition of 1980
Veröffentlichungsjahr
1980
Ausgabe
1. Auflage
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MASSACHUSETTS-CONNECTICUT-RHODEISLAND

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.

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