Stock# 100489
Description
Detailed map of the State of New York from Mathew Carey's Pocket Atlas. Includes remarkable detail for a small map. The map was engraved by Barker and first published, in Philadelphia, in 1796.
States of the Map
The map is known in 4 states:
- State 1 (1796): No roads.
- State 2 (1801): Roads have been added across the face of the map. Many placenames added (e.g., "Champlain").
- State 3 (1805): Ruled line engraved above title.
- State 4 (1813): The plate extensively reworked. Placenames have been added in Canada, such as "Welland".
Condition Description
Engraving on early-19th-century wove paper.