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Flawless example of the first edition of Tanner's map of New York City. The map is hand colored by wards, with keys naming public buildings squares and markets; Hotels, churches; and a key for Brooklyn. Haskell notes that this first state of the map, which bears the 1835 imprint, first appeared in the 1836 edition of the atlas. It is one of the earliest maps of NYC to appear in a commercial atlas. Tanner's New Universal Atlas became the standard work in the Industry until Tanner sold the rights to the atlas in 1846 to SA Mitchell. The early editions are well regarded for the high quality paper and fine engraving, comparable to the American Atlas. Tanner's Universal Atlas is now rare on the market and the separate maps are now increasingly difficult to obtain.