Description: Two hand colored maps ca. 1820, one depicting the Western Hemisphere and the other the Eastern Hemisphere. Type: Map Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Marked Date: Ca. 1820 Maker: Henry Schenck Tanner (American, 1786-1858) Dimensions: 14" x 11" (sheet). Provenance: From a Glenside, Pennsylvania collection.
TANNER, Henry S. (1786-1858). A New American Atlas containing maps of the Several States of the North American Union. Projected and drawn on a Uniform Scale from Documents found in the public Offices of the United States and State Governments, and other Original and Authentic Information. Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1823. First edition. Comparable: Leslie Hindman, 2018 - $18,750. Broadsheet (23 ¾" x 16 5/8", 603mm x 423mm). [Full description available.] With an engraved title-page, 16 double-sheet hand-colored engraved maps and 3 folding hand-colored engraved maps (one three sheets, one eight sheets). Bound in contemporary half red sheep over marbled boards. On the spine, eight transverse double gilt fillets. In the panels, gilt fleurons. Author and title gilt in the second panel. Conserved in February 2021 by James and Stuart Brockman (full report available). Some foxing, offsetting and tanning to the text and maps. Signed by John H. Bryan on the title-page and on the index (Jn. H. Bryan). Altogether an exceptionally sound copy in its original trappings. WITH CONGRESSIONAL PROVENANCE. Henry Schenk Tanner (1786-1858) was a New-York-born cartographer who pioneered the field of cartographic epidemiology; his 1832 account of the 1817 cholera epidemic combined up-to-date maps with public health data to comprehend the spread of the disease. Tanner's survey of the U.S. (the magnificent eight-sheet map shows the country in its North American context, and would go on to be republished many times throughout the XIXc) is distinguished by its exceptionally accurate and detailed plates of the states. Collated as it was from authorities held in statehouses, the atlas was slow in production and expensive; it was issued in parts from 1819 to 1823. The present copy is the first edition in book form, distinguished by its 18 pages of preliminaries (fewer in the 3- and 5-part issues). John Herritage (or Heritage) Bryan (1798-1870) was a Representative from North Carolina from 1825 to 1829. While in the House, he served on the Committee on Roads and Canals. Bryan was a trustee of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill for more than four decades (1823-1868).
Henry Schenk Tanner (American, 1786?1858), Map of North and South Carolina, Philadelphia, 1825, from A New American Atlas, in two sheets, engraving on wove paper with colored highlights, sheet 23 x 30 in., unframed
Large folding engraved map, 123 x 159 cm, with etched detail in cartouche (sm. defects). - Rare 1834 edition (1st ed.: 1829) of one of the great national maps of the time, engraved by H.S. Tanner, assisted by E.B. Dawson, W. Allen, and J. Knight. The map has a decorative title vignette after J.W. Steel and is surrounded by 14 inset maps of major cities and/or their surroundings: Albany, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Cincinnati, Charleston, New Orleans, Baltimore, Florida. The map depicts the territorial situation after the 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty, that ceded Florida to the U.S. and before the 1845 annexation of Texas. The cartouche illustrates the changing landscape with deer grazing in a pastoral setting. Trains become visible in the background. - Ref. Rumsey 975. - Phillips, America, p. 885. - Sabin 94318 (gives only a 1st and 2nd ed. of the "Memoir on the recent surveys" that usually accompanies the map).
Philadelphia: H. S. Tanner, 1825. Copper-engraving with full period colour. Sheet size: 31 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches. One of the earliest state maps of Illinois and Missouri, this is the revised second issue with significant changes to the mapping of the Mississippi headwaters and with an early depiction of the beginnings of the Santa Fe Trail. Henry Tanner's A New American Atlas was the most distinguished atlas published in America during the nineteenth century. The maps were carefully constructed from the best and most recent surveys. They were finely engraved on a large-scale, printed on high quality paper, and carefully hand colored. Because of the great expense involved in the production and publication, the atlas was published in five parts between 1819 and 1823. This is one of the earliest maps to show Illinois and Missouri as American states. The map was added to the fifth part of the atlas in 1823. For Illinois, organized counties appear only in the southern part of the state. The northernmost part of the state is still the preserve of the Sauk and Fox. Further south, between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, are the Military Bounty Lands. A primitive Chicago and Fort Dearborn appear at the mouth of the Chicago River. For Missouri, a state since 1820, counties appear only along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Missouri's northern and southern extremities are quite empty. This copy is an example of the improved second issue of the map. The most significant changes can be seen in Tanner's revised mapping of the headwaters of the Mississippi. Tributaries off the Tete de Mort River have been removed, the locations and directions of the Sahsinakway, Fievre and Apple Rivers flow north to south (as opposed to northeast to southwest), Oak Creek has been removed, and the lead mines just north of the Tete de Mort River are now named Dubuque Lead Mines. Another significant change to the map is the addition of Lexington, Missouri; platted in 1822 and made the county seat the following year, Lexington would become an outfitting point for many travelling westward on the Santa Fe and Oregon trails. Other changes to the map from the first edition include the additions of several counties in Illinois created since the first printing.
A map of the eastern half of the United States by American cartographer Henry Schenck Tanner (1786-1858), published in 1830. The map highlights existing and proposed canals and railroads, and also reflects state and territory borders and rivers. Condition: Very Good. Age toning, several creases on left half. Double matted and framed; not examined out of frame.
A map of the United States of America by American cartographer Henry Schenck Tanner (1786-1858), published in Philadelphia in 1812. This was Tanner’s first map, and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps. Condition: Very Good. Light, even age toning with faint creases and some slight darkening along the right edge. Double matted and framed; not examined out of frame.
TANNER, Henry S. Map of the United States of America.1843 Carta geografica incisa, 4 fogli uniti, complessivamente 1170 x 1600 mm, montati su tela e incorniciati con rulli in legno annerito. Acquaforte, contemporanea coloritura out-line. In basso a destra il cartiglio pittorico, con il titolo e la data. Brunitura omogenea, tracce d’uso sulle giunture. Restauri. Magnifica carta murale molto ricercata e quasi leggendaria. La monumentale mappa degli Stati Uniti di Tanner fu pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1829, questa edizione del 1843 include nuove informazioni sui territori occidentali e sulla neonata Repubblica indipendente del Texas, fondata nel 1836. La latitudine è misurata da Washington, DC, rendendo questa carta veramente “americana”. Ci sono 17 riquadri con piante di città e mappe dei loro dintorni, la parte meridionale della Florida, l’Oregon e il distretto di Mandan, ecc. Inoltre, ci sono alcune tabelle con dati diversi, una con statistiche degli Stati Uniti. Nel curioso cartiglio pittorico sono ritratti due cervi nei boschi.Contiene: titolo completo: Stati Uniti d'America ... di H.S. Tanner, 1843. | Scale of Miles [scala miliaria] | [riquadro 1:] Environs of Albany | [riquadro 2:] Environs of Boston | [riquadro 3:] Environs of New York | [riquadro 4:] Environs of Philadelphia and Trenton | [riquadro 5:] Environs of Baltimore and Washington | [riquadro 6:] Cincinnati | [riquadro 7:] Charleston | [riquadro 8:] New Orleans | [riquadro 9:] Oregon and Mandan District | [riquadro 10:] Outlet of Oregon River | [riquadro 11:] Pittsburg & Environs | [riquadro 12:] Boston | [riquadro 13:] New York | [riquadro 14:] Philadelphia | [riquadro 15:] Baltimore | [riquadro 16:] Washington | [riquadro 17:] South Part of Florida | Physical Sections [Canali, Ferrovie e il Grand Portage] | Statistics of United States [tavola] | Statistics of Western Districts [tavola]. Questa carta geografica complessiva degli Stati Uniti orientali ebbe molto successo e ne furono fatte diverse edizioni.
Map of "Louisiana and Mississippi" from a New American Atlas by Henry Schenck Tanner (American, 1786-1858), hand-colored engraving, published London, 1820. Unframed. 29-1/2" x 27-1/8"
Henry S. Tanner Engraved Map of Tennessee with Colors American, 1836. Engraved and colored map of Tennessee from Tanner's Universal Atlas, full title: A New Map of Tennessee with its Roads and Distances from Place to Place along the Stage & Steam Routes by H.S. Tanner. Insets top left and right of Environs of Nashville and Environs of Knoxville respectively. Engraved by J. & W. W. Warr. l.r.; 13.5 x 17.5 in. (sheet), 17 x 20.5 in. (frame). Provenance: Property from the Estate of Lewis W. Walker, Jr., Hudson, OH
Henry S. Tanner Engraved Map of Virginia with Colors American, 1836. Engraved and colored map of Virginia from Tanner's Universal Atlas, full title: A New Map of Virginia with its Canals, Roads & Distances from Place to Place along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes. by H.S. Tanner. Inset top right of Profile of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. Engraved by W. Brose, Philadelphia l.r.; 14 x 17.5 in. (sheet), 17 x 21 in. (frame). Provenance: Property from the Estate of Lewis W. Walker, Jr., Hudson, OH
"Louisiana and Mississippi" from a New American Atlas by Henry Schenck Tanner (American, 1786-1858), hand-colored engraving, published Philadelphia, 1820. Unframed. plate 29" x 22-1/4", sheet 31" x 22-3/4" Provenance: Private collection of Hugo Wedemeyer, New Orleans, Louisiana.
"Louisiana and Mississippi" from a New American Atlas by Henry Schenck Tanner (American, 1786-1858), hand-colored engraving, published Philadelphia, 1820. Unframed. plate 29" x 22-1/4", sheet 31" x 22-3/4" Provenance: Private collection of Hugo Wedemeyer, New Orleans, Louisiana.
JOHN FRANCIS RENAULT (FRENCH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY) AND HENRY SCHENK TANNER (AMERICAN, 1786-1858) REVOLUTIONARY WAR YORKTOWN SURRENDER MAP, copperplate engraving on laid paper, "Plan of York Town in Virginia and adjacent country, exhibiting the operations of the American, French & English Armies during the siege of that place in Oct. 1781. Survey'd from the 22nd to the 28th Octr. Drawn by J. F. Renault with a crow-pen and presented to the Marquis de Lafayette", published 1825 in Philadelphia, after Major Sebastian Bauman (1739-1803). Matted and housed under glass in a modern frame.
Atlas of the state of South Carolina, made under the authority of the Legislature ; prefaced with a geographical, statistical and historical map of the state. MILLS, Robert (1781 - 1855) - TANNER, Henry Schenck (1786-1858). Philadelphia: J. & W. Kite, printers, 1838. Folio (22 x 14 inches). Double-page lithographed title-page with map of the State of South Carolina surrounded by letterpress topographical and historical information by A. Finley of Philadelphia, with original hand-colour in full; 28 double-page engraved maps of the districts of South Carolina, including 7 folding, with original hand-colour in outline, engraved by Tanner and his 'Associates' after the work of various surveyors (browned, folds strengthened on verso with linen tape at an early date). Original calf backed blue paper boards (a bit worn), in modern green clamshell box. Second edition of the first atlas of South Carolina, and of any state, first published in 1825. With one state map by Finley and 28 district maps which were "improved for Mills' Atlas" from surveys done for John Wilson's 1822 'Map of South Carolina', which had also been engraved by Tanner. These latter maps are very detailed: they show the names of land owners, local taverns, Churches, mills, roads, swamps, and mountains. The colony, named Carolina after King Charles I, which became divided in 1710 into South Carolina and North Carolina, was one of the thirteen original colonies of North America. Spanish and French explorers arriving in the 16th century found a land inhabited by many small tribes of Native Americans, including the Cherokees and the Catawbas, and their attempts at settlement failed. By 1670, however, a permanent English settlement was established on the coast near present day Charleston which became an important center of commerce and culture. But the interior was settled more slowly by farmers and traders, who struggled with the diminishing tribes of Native Americans, who were forced to move ever westwards. In the 1820s, as the surveys for this atlas were being made, land speculators officially called for the removal of Native American communities that impeded white settlement. These particularly included the tribes of South Carolina, "the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida--the so-called Five Civilized Tribes. Thomas L. McKenney, head of the federal Indian Office from 1824 to 1830, viewing American Indians as children, proposed their removal west of the Mississippi River. Some missionaries, eager to convert and "civilize" Indians in isolated western lands, welcomed his rhetoric. In 1829, newly elected President Andrew Jackson endorsed the Indian-removal campaign. Signed into law on 28 May 1830, the Indian Removal Act empowered the president to exchange Western lands for lands held by eastern tribes" (ANB online). By the time of the American Revolution, "South Carolina was one of the richest colonies in America. Its merchants and planters formed a strong governing class, contributing many leaders to the fight for independence. More Revolutionary War battles and skirmishes were fought in South Carolina than any other state, including major engagements at Sullivan's Island, Camden, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. South Carolina ratified the United States Constitution on May 23, 1788, becoming the eighth state to enter the union With the invention of the cotton gin, cotton became a major crop, particularly in the upcountry. A new capital city, Columbia , was founded in the center of the state, reducing somewhat the political power of the lowcountry elite. Dissatisfaction with the federal government and its tariff policies grew during this period, however. In the 1820s South Carolinian John C. Calhoun developed the theory of nullification, by which a state could reject any federal law it considered to be a violation of its rights. Armed conflict was avoided during this period, but by 1860 tensions between the state and the federal government reached a climax. Unhappy over restrictions on free trade and about calls for the abolition of slavery, South Carolina seceded from the union on December 20, 1860, the first of the Southern states to do so. When Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861, the nation plunged into Civil War" (South Carolina State Library online). As a young man Mills studied architecture with James Hoban (1800-1802), Thomas Jefferson (1802-1803), and Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1803-1808), who introduced him to "Enlightenment thought and taught him to conceive architectonically, to appreciate the abstract dimension of stylistic expression, and to apply such progressive technical methods as the use of fire-resistant, lightweight brick and cement vaulting .Mills's work in South Carolina between 1820 and 1829 is characterized by functionalism tempered by an adept use of more monumental features, especially the raised portico with side steps so favored in southern Palladian architecture Mills evaluated canal and road construction, and he published proposals for further internal improvements in the "Atlas of the State of South Carolina" (1825) [as here] and in "Statistics of South Carolina" (1826). Mills moved from Columbia to Abbeville, South Carolina, in 1828, partly to supervise the erection of a courthouse to his designs and partly to reduce household expenditures. There he addressed steam locomotion and railroad development; his idea for an elevated iron-rimmed wooden track was adopted for the pioneering Charleston to Hamburg, South Carolina, line (1828-1829; later replaced because of rot)" (R. Windsor Liscombe for ANB). The principal engraver of these maps was Henry Tanner "a leading figure in establishing commercial map publishing in America [who] brought the atlas as a cartographic form to early maturity during the "golden age" of American copperplate printing. He combined the skills of a geographer with those of an editor and engraver to create authoritative maps during a period of unprecedented growth in topographical knowledge of North America. He represented the emergence in the world of American publishers of specialized maps, and he placed map compilation and atlas design on a newly scientific basis, introducing uniform map scales for maps in atlases and documentation of sources employed. He crucially reinforced the brief impetus Melish had given to the rise of homegrown American map publishing and set standards that later publishers took for granted" (Michael P. Conzen for ANB). The maps are: Charleston District (folding); Abbeville District surveyed by Wm. Robertson, 1820; Georgetown District surveyed by William Hemingway, 1820; Barnwell District, surveyed by Thomas Anderson. D.S., 1818 (folding); Beaufort District surveyed by C. Vignoles & H. Ravenel, 1820 (folding); Chester District by Charles Boyd. D.S. 1818; Chesterfield District; John Lowry, 1819; Colleton District by Samuel A. Rudock, 1820 (folding); Darlington District, 1820; Edgefield District by Thomas Anderson, 1817 (folding); Fairfield District by John Allen Tharp, 1820; Greenville District by George Salmon, 1820; Horry District by Harlee, 1820; Kershaw District by J. Boykin, 1820; Lancaster District, J. Boykin 1820; Lexington M. Coate, 1820; Laurens District by Henry Gray D.S., 1820; Marion District, Thomas Harlee D.S., 1818 (folding); Marlborough District; Newberry District by M. Coate, 1820; Orangeburg District by B. Busby, 1820 (folding); Pickens & Anderson formerly Pendleton District by Scribling, 1820; Richland District by Marmaduke Coate, 1820 - annotated in pencil with railroad routes; Spartanburg District by J. Whitter, 1820; Sumter District by S.H. Boykin, 1820 (folding); Union District by R. Thomson, 1820; Williamsburg District by I. Harlee; York District by Gordon Moore, 1820. Howes M625; Sabin 49113.
Very Nice First Edition Antique Pocket Map by Henry S. Tanner Entitled "The Traveller's Guide - A Map of the Roads, Canals and Steamboat Routes of the United States" | Published in Philadelphia: Tanner, 1825. Period outline color, 18.5" x 22" | Includes a lengthy table of steamboat routes. This is the very first edition and printing of Tanner's Guide. In pocket map form, with the map and no text, as issued. Ristow says the first edition was 1834, and while that was the first issue of the enlarged guide with text, this 1825 map is from the same plate as the 1834 map and thus should be seen as the first edition of the guide. The entire lower right corner of the map is taken up with lists of "Steam Boat Routes Throughout the United States, " which are keyed to letters in the map margins. In the 1834 and later editions, these lists are replaced with inset maps of U.S. cities, and the lists are given, along with added stage and railroad routes, in the body of the text. Outline color by state. In red leather covers, 13x8, gilt stamped "Traveller's Guide Through The U. States." As with most U.S. maps of the period, the map extends only as far west as the Sabine River. Wisconsin is still a part of the Michigan Territory, Iowa is a part of the Oregon Territory, and Arkansas includes present-day Oklahoma. There is little settlement in Michigan, northern Indiana and Illinois, and along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in Missouri. Nor is Lake Superior included. Only the northern portion of Florida is depicted. And of course the map pre-dates the railroads that changed the nation so radically over the next eighty years. The great hope for trade and travel at that time lay with canals and steamboats. References: Phillips 884; Rumsey 974
Henry Schenck Tanner (American, 1786-1858), "A New Map of Louisiana", "...Arkansas" and "...Mississippi", 3 engraved maps from Tanner's Universal Atlas, 1841, 13 in. x 11 in
A Map of the United States of Mexico, as Organized and defined by the several acts of Congress of that Republic. Henry S. Tanner (1786-1858). Lithograph with original hand color. New York: H.S. Tanner, 1846. 23 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches sheet, 32 1/2 x 39 inches framed. Tanners map of Mexico, based on the works of Humboldt, Pike, Darby, and others, were primary sources for cartographic intelligence on Mexico and the emerging western territories of the United States. The first Tanner map to contain the Fremont information. Issued in 10 variants of one or another of five states of the map up to 1847. The present map is officially termed the "1846, second edition," although it is actually the seventh variant of the map to be issued, according to Ristow's classification. It closely follows the "1832, second edition," even including the "April 2nd, 1832" copyright imprint in the lower right corner. At this time, interest in all matters relating to Mexico and Texas amongst the American public was at an all- time high, and it is thought that Tanner hastily prepared this edition in order to capitalize on the commercial opportunities. Tanner did not take the time to avail himself of the most recent geographical advances, and consequently this map is a fascinating cartographic hold-out during a time of unprecedented change. Texas is portrayed as an enormous Mexican state, although it had since 1832 seceded, and later joined the Union as an American state. Its massive territory extends far to the north and west of its modern limits, following the eastern band of the Rio Grande up to its headwaters, up into the "stovepipe" to a point touching the 42nd parallel. The geographical detailing of most of Texas is quite accurate, as Tanner was well apprised of Stephen F. Austin's surveys, a point underscored by his inclusion of "Austin's Colony" in east-central Texas. In an improvement to its antecedent, the western portion of the state owes its form to William Emory's map of 1844.
A Map of the United States of America. H.S. Tanner (17861858). Hand-colored engraving in part. Philadelphia: Henry S. Tanner, c.1818. 16 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches sheet, 31 3/4 x 36 inches framed. Scarce and apparently unrecorded map, entirely different from Tanner's 4-sheet map of 1829. This pocket map includes an inset of the Erie Canal and extends to the Pacific. Texas is named, but is still shown as part of Mexico, Arkansas is still a territory and most of the West is still a vast Oregon Territory. Not in Phillips, Wheat or Rumsey.
A pair of 19th century maps of Italy comprising of "Italy, North Part" by Henry Schenck Tanner(American, 1786-1858) engraved by E.B. Dawson, published in 1836 as part of "Tanner's Universal Atlas", framed 19 1/4" x 15 3/4", sheet size 15 5/8" x 12 3/4"; and "Northern Part of Italy" by David H. Burr (American, fl. 1803-1875), published in 1836 as part of "New Universal Atlas", framed 15 7/8" x 18 1/2", sheet size 12 1/4" x 14 3/4".
HENRY SCHENCK TANNER (American, 1786-1858) Mexico & Guatemala Hand colored engraved map Originally appearing in Tanner's New Universal Atlas (1836). H 12 x W 15 inches.
Henry Schenk Tanner (1786-1858), "North America - Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida," 1833, published by Baldwin and Gradock, London, framed, H.- 13 1/2 in., W.- 16 1/2 in.
HENRY SCHENCK TANNER (1786-1858) Mexico & Guatemala Hand colored engraved map Originally appearing in Tanner's New Universal Atlas (1836). H 12 x W 15 inches
This fine early map depicts counties, roads, railroads, canals and settlements. The National Road is shown crossing the southern portion of the state from Terre Haute to St. Louis. An inset at bottom displays the lead region of northwestern Illinois and southern Wisconsin and identifies smelting furnaces, lead ore and copper mines. Tables at both left and right display the distances along various steamboat routes to and from St. Louis. Published by Carey & Hart in Philadelphia.
Henry Schenck Tanner (1786-1858), "Map of Louisiana and Mississippi... Improved to 1825", Philadelphia, 1825, hand-colored copper-engraved map, plate mark 29 in. x 23 7/8 in., sheet 31 in. x 23 7/8 in., attractively framed. Note: This second state of the map, published in 1825, includes significant additions. The Choctaw Purchase in west central Mississippi appears here for the first time. In addition, the formation of Monroe County along the banks of the Tombeckbee River into Chickasaw Indian lands is shown, as is a new boundary line running between Choctaw and Chickasaw lands, from the headwaters of the Wolkee River northwest to the Mississippi River just downstream of Fort Pickering. Another change in this region is a redrawing of the mountain range running through the Indian lands. Several counties have been added to the map, including Covington County in Mississippi, as well as Lafayette and St. Mary's Counties in Louisiana.
A New American Atlas Containing Maps of the Several States of the North American Union ... Philadelphia: H. S. Tanner, 1825 Folio (23 7/8 x 16 in.; 608 x 406 mm). Half-title, engraved title with vignette of the "First Landing of Columbus in the New World," 1 page index, [24] pages of text, 18 handcolored engraved maps (of which 16 are double-page and 1 folding made up of two sheets numbered "6" and "7" in the index), and one large folding map (made up from 4 sheets numbered 8-11), both folding maps with cloth joints; marginal tear in "Europe" mended, light dampstain in upper margin of maps 16-18, light marginal soiling, fold-tear in lower margin of "World" map. Contemporary calf, roll-tooled floral border in gilt and blind, spine richly gilt with gilt-stamped title, speckled edges, by Davis of Philadelphia, in a half-morocco drop-box; rebacked with original spine laid down, corners and edges mended.
United States of America. Philadelphia: Henry S. Tanner, 10 June 1829. Folding engraved map, hand-colored in outline, in 60 sections backed onto linen, sheet size: 1255 x 1605 mm, "engraved by H.S. Tanner, assisted by E.B. Dawson, W. Allen, and J. Knight," with integral bucolic title vignette after James W. Steel, the map surrounded by numerous small inset panels including 2 extensions to the area covered by the map. Loose, but folded within contemporary red half morocco over marbled paper-covered chemise, the "spine" divided into five compartments by gilt fillets, titled in gilt in the third compartment. Remnants of cloth edging to map, some light spotting, occasional small splits to linen, the chemise recently rebacked with the old spine laid down. Provenance: Christian Brothers, House Library (Our Lady's Mount, Cork, Ireland., early ink stamp on verso). [WITH:] H.S. Tanner. Memoir on the Recent Surveys, Observations and Internal Improvements, in the United States ... Intended to accompany his new map of the United States. Philadelphia: published by the Author, 1830. 12mo (177 x 104 mm). 8 pp. Publisher's advertisements at rear (as issued). Contemporary red straight-grained half morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, the flat spine divided into five compartments by gilt rolls, titled in gilt in the third compartment, the others with repeat decoration in gilt. Contents spotted, lower outer blank corner of 5.1 torn away, binding with extremities scuffed. A SPECTACULAR GEM FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN MAP MAKING: a fine copy of the first edition of Tanner's "new and elegant Map of the United States on a scale of 30 miles to the inch--5 feet 4 inches long, and 4 feet 2 inches high ... with the accompanying Memoir on the materials used in its construction" (#69 on Tanner's list of "Maps, Chart, and Geographical Works" at the back of the text volume). "One of the best early large maps of the United States" (Rumsey). The map shows the full extent of the United States as it stood in 1829, stretching from the Atlantic ocean to what today is western Kansas (or "Kanzas"). In the west the approximate locations of various Native American tribes are indicated: Huron, Sioux, Mandan, Osage, etc. Signs of "civilization" and "progress" are included: canals, railroads, and "McAdamized" roads. The numerous insets which border the map are particularly interesting as snap-shots in time of the development of many of the most important cities of the time, together with slightly expanded maps which also take in the immediate city environs. Also included are 14 profiles of portages, canals, and railroads and 2 tables in the lower right corner: Statistics of the Western Districts, and Statistics of the United States. American Imprints 40603; Phillips America p 885; Rumsey 975; Streeter Sale 3835; Howes T-28; Ristow American Maps & Mapmakers p 198; Sabin 94318; Schwartz & Ehrenberg p 253 ("Twice as detailed as Melish's map of 1816"); Wheat Transmississippi II, 390 & pl 94.
TANNER, HENRY SCHENCK A New American Atlas containing Maps of the United States of the North American Union. Philadelphia: Published by H.S. Tanner, 1823 Folio (24 x 16 1/2 in.; 610 x 420 mm). Half-title, engraved vignette title showing the first landing of Columbus in the New World, index, "Geographical Memoir," 22 engraved hand-colored double-page maps (the two maps of South America joined, and four maps of North America joined, reducing the overall count in the index by 4); some marginal soiling and staining and short fold-tears, some light offset within maps, long fold-tear in joined map of South America with other fold-tears mended with linen, joined map of North America mended at folds with linen with some show through from adhesive, marginal dampstains in title. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco, roll-tooled frames in gilt and in blind on both covers, spine gilt; upper cover detached, portions of backstrip gone.
