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Abraham Ortelius became geographer to the king of Spain in 1575, whereby his access to Spanish maps gave him the means to create a more complete image of the New World than had previously been disseminated. The geographer’s unique ability to access Spanish and Portuguese sources made his published mapsmaps of the New World the most influential maps of the late 16th and early 17th Centuries. His maps reflect the Spanish entrada and the early explorations of Marcos de Niza and Francisco Vàsquez de Coronado. Ortelius published this map of the New World in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Widely considered toto be the first modern atlas, there were 42 editions in seven languages. The present map was issued from the second of three plates produced by Ortelius, and is an example of one of the earliest and most influential models for the mapping of the Americas—a beautiful and important map from the heyday of Dutch decorativedecorative cartography. A brilliant thinker, Ortelius offered the very first theory of continental drift, published in Thesaurus geographicus (1596).

Abraham Ortelius (1528–1598). “Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio” (Antwerp: Plantin, 1580–84). Published in the Latin editions of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Double-page copperplate engraving with original full hand color. 14 x 19 1/2" at neatline, with full margins. Text, verso: “Novus Orbis” identifies this 1580–84 edition with the 13th line from the bottom beginning with “mentaria rerum.” A few small, minor rubbed spots, u.l. Fine condition. $ 7,500.

Girolamo Ruscelli (1500–1566). “Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova,” (Venice: 1561/1564). First state, early edition, Italian text by Moleto. Published in La Geografia. Copperplate engraving. Description on verso: “NUEVA HISPANIA TRENTESIMAPRIMA TAVOLA NUOVA.” 7 1/8 x 9 5/8" at neat line. Sheet: 8 5/8 x 11 3/4." Very strong impression. Clean and bright. Excellent condition. $ 2,850.

Girolamo Ruscelli’s important map of New Spain is modeled on Jacopo Gastaldi’s prototype map of 1548, which Gastaldi had included in his edition of Ptolemy’s Geography. Thirteen years later, Ruscelli issued an Italian translation of Ptolemy’s Geography for which he produced an enlarged version of Gastaldi’s map, with important revisions. And while Ruscelli’s map included important updates, it continued and propagated the fantastic hopes that fueled thethe Spanish Entrada by representing the Seven Cities of Cibola. Place names reflect the early explorations of the Spaniards including de Soto, Piñeda, Cabeza de Vaca, and Moscoso. The Mississippi, appears as “Rio de Spiritu Santo,” as it was named by de Soto upon his discovery in 1541. Ruscelli’s map of the southwest was the most influential map of the Southwest until the close of the 16th century.“Nueva Hispania” appeared in numerous editions of RuscelliRuscelli’s La Geografia through to 1599. A first edition with Italian text was issued in 1561. A first edition in Latin was issued in 1562. Second editions of both the Italian and Latin versions were issued in 1564, and are very rare. These early editions are distinguished from later editions by the lack of a plate mark at the top (evidence that the image was paired with another on the plate and the sheet was cut after printing). Ruscelli was a founding member of the AccademiaSegreta, the first society of experimental science known to history.

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Cornelis van Wytfliet 1555–97. “Hispania Nova” (Louvain, 1597–1615). Copperplate engraving. 9 x 11 1/4" to neatline. Sheet: 10 1/2 x 13 1/8". Published in Wytfliet’s Descriptiones Ptolemaicae Augmentum. Strong impression; light, even toning, full margins. Excellent condition. $2,500.

Cornelis van Wytfliet’s map of New Spain was published only 36 years after Girolomo Ruscelli’s famous “Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova,” and illustrates the rapid evolution of the cartographic knowledge of the area. This handsomely engraved map was one of nineteen that the Flemish lawyer cum cartographer published in his only known atlas, Descriptiones Ptolemaicae Augmentum. In his introduction, Wytfliet announces that the atlas is intended to supplementsupplement the work of Ptolemy, the Greco-Egyptian mathematician, astronomer, and geographer, by describing parts of the world that were unknown in the second century A.D. Alexandria. Since the scope of the Augmentum is restricted to the western hemisphere, Wytfliet’s work is rightly considered to be the first separately published atlas devoted exclusively to the Americas. “... his production has remained all the more valuable as an excellent summary of everything then knownknown in the Spanish Netherlands concerning the New World.” (Martin & Martin).

Abraham Ortelius (1528–1598). “Typus Orbis Terrarum” (Antwerp: Plantin, 1592–1612). Published in the Latin editions of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Double-page copperplate engraving with original full hand color. Image: 19 1/4 x 14 1/8". Sheet: 21 1/8 x 16 3/8". Latin text, verso: “Orbis Terrarum.” Strong impression; good color; 2 minor marginal tears, u.l., u.r., repaired; minor marginal tear, l.l. Fine condition. $ 10,000.

Abraham Ortelius’s map is a magnificent depiction of the world from the Age of Discovery. In it, Christopher Columbus is given credit for the discovery of North America. Ortelius’s New World mapping reflects the Spanish entrada and early explorations, and is also study in early conjecture and wishful thinking: a generous northwest passage below the “Terra Septemtrionalis Incognita,” and a projection of the St. Lawrence reaching to the middle of the continent.continent. Ortelius’s map includes a massive “Terra Australis Nondum Cognita,” reflecting the misconception held at the time of a massive southern continent, with Tierra del Fuego as part of it rather than South America. Ortelius published his world map in his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Considered to be the first modern atlas, there were 42 editions in seven languages from 1570 until 1641. The map offered here was issued from the third of threeplates containing maps of the world that Ortelius produced.

Girolamo Ruscelli’s important map of New Spain is modeled on Jacopo Gastaldi’s prototype map, published in 1548. Thirteen years later, Girolamo Ruscelli issued his Italian translation of Ptolemy’s Geography for which he produced an enlarged version of Gastaldi’s map, with important revisions. And while Ruscelli’s map included important updates, it continued and propagated the fantastic hopes that fueled the Spanish Entrada by representing the Seven Cities of Cibola. RuscelliRuscelli’s map of the southwest was the most influential map of the Southwest until the close of the sixteenth century. “Nueva Hispania” appeared in numerous editions of La Geografia through to 1599. Maps in the 1561/4 editions are distinguished from later editions by the lack of a plate mark at the top (evidence that the image was paired with another on the plate and the sheet was cut after printing. In 1573/4, the original plate containing two maps was divided, with the plateplate for Nueva Hispania newly finished along the top, as the present map shows, creating a four-sided platemark. Otherwise, both the 1561/4 and the 1573/4 editions bear the same appearance for the map, and similar text on verso.

Girolamo Ruscelli (1500–66). “Nueva Hispania Tabula Nova,” (Venice: 1573/4). Second state. Italian text. Published in La Geografia. Copperplate engraving. Description on verso: “Nueva Hispania, Seconda Tavola del Mondo Nuovo.” 7 1/8 x 9 5/8" at neat line. Platemark: 7 1/2 x 10 5/16". Sheet: 8 5/8 x 12 1/8". Very clean example. Excellent condition. $ 2,850.

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Willem Blaeu (1571–1638). “Virginiæ partis australis, et Floridæ ...” (Amsterdam: 1640 [1638]). Second state. Published in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Double-page copperplate engraving with original hand color. 15 1/8 x 19 7/8" at neat line with full margins. Bright color; light toning; a few scattered spots. Fine condition. $ 2,850.

Willem Blaeu (1571–1638). “Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova” (Amsterdam: c. 1635). Published in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Double-page copperplate engraving with original hand color. 15 1/4 x 19 3/4" at neat line with full margins. Bright color; very light toning; some scattered spots. Excellent condition. $ 6,500.

In the 1630s, Willem Janszoon Blaeu, arguably the most important cartographer of the Dutch Golden Age, conceived a plan to create a massive atlas comprising the most up-to-date maps of the entire known world. The vast project advanced slowly and Willem died before he could complete it. His sons Joan and Cornelius assumed their father’s business, expanding on his ambitious plans. The project finally reached fruition with JoanJoan’s publication in 1662 of the Atlas Maior in 11 volumes containing almost 600 double-page maps. “This was,” according to Moreland and Bannister, “and indeed remains, the most magnificent work of its kind ever produced.” It featured “fine engraving and colouring, elaborate cartouches and pictorial and heraldic detail and especially splendid cartography.” The achievements of the Blaeu dynasty were trulytruly remarkable, and the elegant maps offered here are fine examples of Willem’s mastery.

Gerardus Mercator’s map of New Spain was drawn from the seminal map of Ortelius, which first appeared in the 1579 Latin edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Ortelius’s map was the most authoritative model of New Spain for decades especially via the highly influential Mercator-Hondius editions, which were issued until 1634. In this 1623 edition, the information overall remains true to Ortelius, with the addition of decorative embellishments.embellishments. The map documents the Spanish expansion in western Mexico from present-day Puerto Vallarta to “Acapilco,” highlighting the region of Nueva Galicia where Coronado had served as governor. The interior of New Spain is marked by cathedral icons denoting Spanish missions. Mexico City is pictured at the edge of its former twin lakes. Gerardus Mercator (1512–94) was a mathematician who revolutionized the world of map-makingmap-making with a cartographic system known as Mercator’s projection. Jodicus Hondius (1563–1612) purchased the plates of Mercator’s Atlas and soon after reissued the work, with revisions and additional images. The atlas established the Hondius family firmly in Amsterdam map publishing for generations. This is a beautiful and important map from the heyday of Dutch decorative cartography and the famous Mercator-Hondius series.

Mercator-Hondius. “Hispaniae Novae Nova Descriptio” (Amsterdam: 1623 [1606]). Published in Atlas sive Cosmographicae, a.k.a. “The Mercator-Hondius atlas.” Latin text edition. Copperplate engraving with original hand color. 13 3/4 x 19" at neat line. Sheet: 15 5/8 x 20 1/2." Text, verso: “Hispania Nova,” pp. 365-66. Strong impression; minor marginal loss, lower centerfold, professionally repaired. $2,500.

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William Darby’s map is startling in its depiction of the topography of the Transmississippi West—he shows ropey ranges of mountains snaking horizontally across latter-day Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The northern boundary of Texas spikes to the 40th parallel. This is an absolutely fascinating early map of the mostly unknown Transmississippi region, for which Darby compensates with much imagination, and notes in the area ofof west Texas, “This part of the Provincias Internas is but imperfectly known; no scientific traveller having ever explored the wide range from St. Antonio de Behar to Red River.” In 1818, Darby published his Emigrant’s Guide to the Western and Southwestern States, in which the present map appeared.

William Darby (1775-1854). “Map of the United States including Louisiana” (New York, 1818). Published in Emigrant’s Guide to the Western and Southwestern States. Copperplate engraving with bright original outline hand color. 18 3 /16 x 22 3/8" at neat line. Sheet: 18 1/2 x 22 5/8". Issued folding; fairly even toning; close trim; some edge wear and minor chips. Very good or better for this extremely rare map. $ 4,750.

Guillaume Delisle published this extremely important map in 1718. It served as the model for cartography of the Texas and greater Mississippi regions for the next generation. It was studied by Homann, Moll, Senex, Seutter, Chatelain, and many other mapmakers—and so its designation as the “mother map” for the region. “This French vision would not be accepted by other European nations, especially the British,British, and a political and cartographic dialogue between Britain and France ensued. The map, because of perceived territorial transgressions against British colonies, caused a political controversy between England and France that would not be settled until the French and Indian war of 1754.” (Andrew M. Balash)

Guillaume Delisle (1675–1726). “Carte De La Louisiane Et Du Cours Du Mississipi.” (Paris, 1718). First issue, second state. Double–page copperplate engraving with original outline hand color 19 1/4 x 25 5/8" to neatline. Sheet, with full margins: 20 3/4 x 29 1/2". Strong impression; light, even toning; a few printer’s wrinkles, mostly marginal, bottom; possible printer’s wrinkle, u.r.; 1/8" tears, l.r., l.l. sheet edge. Excellent condition. $ 18,000.

Henricus Hondius originally engravd the plate for “America Septentrionalis” around 1630, when he adopted the idea of California as an Island. Upon Henricus’s death, his brother-in-law, Jan Jansson, assumed control of the business. Jansson had added this highly influential map to the Latin edition of the atlas he published with Hondius in 1636, but it was not until 1641 that he added his name to the lower cartouche. Despite its distortions of California, the present map was an accurate versionversion of the general consensus about North American geography, as well as a record of explorations to the continent by the mid-1600s. The belief that California was an island is explained on the map itself, relating the story of a Dutch captain who claimed to have obtained a map of California drawn as an island from a captured Spanish ship.

Jan Jansson (1588-1664) / Henricus Hondius (1597-1651). “America Septentrionalis,” (Amsterdam: 1636 [1641]). Second state of three. Latin edition. Published in Atlas Novus. Copperplate engraving with original handcolor and some later color. 18 1/4 x 21 5/8" at neatline. Sheet: 19 1/2 x 23". Strong impression; heavily inked; minor marginal chips, u.l., u.r.; minor marginal tear, l.r.; a few minor marginal tears, l.c., repaired. Fine condition. $ 4,800.

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Jeremiah Greenleaf’s superbly executed and rare map is historically significant in its delineation of an emerging Texas. The patchwork of colored areas in the eastern part of the state graphically illustrates the growing consolidation of land grants. During its revolution, “… [Texas had] offered land grants to attract volunteers for the army … All veterans received varying amounts of land, depending on their service … Between 1836 and 1841, the government distributed close to 37 million acres. As a consequence of the lacklack of restrictions on the resale of land (or lax enforcement of such restrictions as existed) millions of acres fell into the hands of speculators.” (Gregg Cantrell)

Jeremiah Greenleaf (b. 1791). “Texas Compiled from the latest and best Authorities” (Brattleboro, Vermont, 1842 [1840]). Published in A New Universal Atlas. Copperplate engraving with full, original hand color. 10 3/4 x12 5/8" at neat line. Sheet: 12 1/4 x 14 1/4". Strong impression; clean and bright; light, even toning. Excellent condition. $ 9,500.

Carl Flemming issued his 1842 German edition of the famous 1841 Arrowsmith map on a reduced scale for dissemination among the many potential German immigrants to Texas in the mid-1800s. Martin and Martin indicate that Arrowsmith’s 1841 map was “probably the first to show the full extent of Texas’s claim to the upper Rio Grande,” the northern border of which ends at the Arkansas River, encompassing the settlements of New Mexico, including Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque. Flemming’s versionversion also has the distinction of being among the last maps showing the extended Republic boundary. Flemming retained the sprawling Republic of Texas boundaries through subsequent editions of his map even after the boundary changed with the Compromise of 1850, publishing his map up to 1855 without changes. Flemming also perpetuated the errors on the Arrowsmith map, including the note which appears in the arid western region of Texas claiming that “this tract of country, explored by LeGrand inin 1833, is naturally fertile, well wooded and with a fair proportion of water.”

Carl Flemming (1806-1878). “Texas” (Glogau, 1842–1855). Lithograph with original outline hand color. 15 3/4 x 12 5/8" at neatline. Sheet: 17 1/2 x 14 1/2". Strong impression; bright color; marginal toning and spotting; very minor marginal chips, top sheet edge. Very fine. $ 3,500.

Thomas Bradford was the first mapmaker to publish an atlas map of Texas as an independent republic, and shows colonization grants accorded to the empressarios settling the area. “Aside from showing Texas as separate state, the maps and text Bradford inserted into his atlases are historically important for clearly demonstrating the demand in the United States for information about Texas during the revolution and the early years of the Republic.” (Martin & Martin) While based on the model of Austin’s seminal map of Texas, Bradford’s map included thethe many new settlements that had appeared following Texas independence. Herein lies the importance of the present map, as it illustrates the early development of Texas in detail and contains the latest information available at the time. Bradford produced at least six versions of Texas maps from 1835 to 1846, which were published in several atlases. The present 1838 map represents the first edition of his larger and improved map. Four variations of the larger map were eventually published. According to Rumsey, the 1838 issue was his best.

Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1802–87) . “Texas,” (Boston, 1838). Published in An Illustrated Atlas, Geological, Statistical and Historical of the United States and Adjacent Countries. Copperplate engraving by G.W. Boynton with full original hand color. 14 3/8 x 11 1/4" at neat line. Sheet: 16 1/4 x 13 1/4". Strong impression; clean and bright; minor marginal tear, l.l., repaired. Excellent condition. $ 7,500.

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Charles Desilver’s map of the west is a remarkably unusual map for the period, rich in details pertaining to explorers routes, settlements, territorial capitals, roads, forts and trading posts. The map serves as a graphic representation of this dynamic period of U.S. expansion into the great western territories.

CharlesCharles Desilver. “A New Map of the State of California, the Territories of Oregon, Washington, Utah, & New Mexico,” (Philadelphia, 1856–57). Published in A New Universal Atlas. Lithograph with original hand color. 16 1/8 x 12 7/8" to decorative border. Sheet: 17 3/8 x 13 7/8". Bright color; very minor scatterd spotting; minor marginal crease, u.l. Fine condition. $ 1,200.

Joseph Hutchins Colton (1800–93). “Map of California, Oregon, Texas, and the Territories Adjoining with Routes &c.” (1849). Published in Edwin Bryant’s What I Saw in California. Lithograph with original hand color. Gold Region is highlighted in yellow. 20 5/8 x 18 1/8" to decorative border. Sheet: 21 1/4 x 18 5/8". Issued folding; strong impression; a few very minor marginal fold separations, repaired. Fine condition. $ 8,500.

Joseph Hutchins Colton, in his famous 1849 map of the Gold Rush era, handsomely combined new information from the 1848 maps of Frémont and Tanner. The map shows a vast Upper California, the northern border of Texas extending north to Bent’s Fort, and a large Nebraska Territory reaching to the Canadian border. The boundary line drawn for the areas of Upper California, New Mexico and Texas is labeled “Boundary according to the Treaty of February 22d, 1819 and of Jan. 12th, 1828.” The Adams-OnisAdams-Onis Treaty of 1819 resulted from negotiations between the United States and Spain in regard to the possession of Florida and the limits of the Louisiana Purchase. In the 1819 treaty, also known as The Florida Treaty, Spain ceded Florida while the United States renounced any claims to Texas. The 1828 Mexican-American Treaty concerned commercial trade, and while the U.S. made a purchase offer for part of Texas during negotiations, the Mexican government refused, and the 1819 boundary was maintained.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell’s map was one of the first commercially prepared maps to show the new State of Texas. This famous map was enormously popular at the time of its publication, tapping into the great expansionist aspirations of mid-nineteenth-century Americans. Mitchell included the enormous extent of land claimed by Texas with a northwestern boundary at the 42nd parallel on the Upper Rio Grande. Other imminent conquests of the Mexican-American War are shown as partpart of the U.S. territory, including the whole of Upper California. And the entire Oregon Country north to Russian America at parallel 54°40′ (parts of which were also claimed by the British) is included. The map serves as a graphic representation of this dynamic period of U.S. expansion into the great western territories. Manifest Destiny and the promise that western territories held for settlers proved to be a windfall for the commercial map-making industry, and Mitchell’s accurate and up-to-dateup-to-date publications were at the forefront of the trend. Mitchell designed this fold-out map especially for travelers headed west.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1790–1868). “A New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining.” (Philadelphia, 1846). Lithograph with original hand color. 22 x 20 1/2" to border. Sheet: 22 1/2 x 21". Issued in Accompaniment to Mitchell’s New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with Regions Adjoining (Philadelphia, 1846). Issued folding; a few splits, professionally repaired and backed with archival tissue. Fine condition. $ 12,000.

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Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1792–1868) . “County Map of Texas,” (Philadelphia, 1860). Published in Mitchell’s New General Atlas. Lithograph with original hand color. 10 5/8 x 13 1/4" at decorative border. Sheet: 13 x 15 1/2." Strong impression with bright color; even toning; a few scattered minor marginal spots. Excellent condition. $ 1,500.

Samuel Augustus Mitchell’s “County Map of Texas” effectively documents the progress of settlement in the state in the mid nineteenth century, with roads and towns concentrated to the east, while much of the west remains unsurveyed. Counties, are delineated by color, creating a lively graphic quality. Highly detailed information includes stage coach roads, existing and proposed railroads, towns, and rivers. Mitchell foundedfounded one of the United States’ leading map publishing firms of the nineteenth century. Mitchell had worked as a teacher, moved to Philadelphia around 1830 with the original intention of improving the standard of geography textbooks. Mitchell joined forces early on with the eminent engraver James Hamilton Young to create precise and graphically balanced maps. The Mitchell company’s use of new technologies as well asas up-to-date cartographic information created an edge for their products. With some of their first publications, the firm pioneered the use of steel engraving for the production of maps.

The configuration of these territories reflects the changes brought about by the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, when Kansas was carved out of what had just prior been called “Unorganized Territory” (previously Missouri Territory) and a larger Indian Territory, with the remaining northern area designated as Nebraska. The map also reflects the proposed Pacific Rail routes resulting from the 1853-55 surveys.surveys.Charles Desilver. “A New Map of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico and Indian Territories,” (Philadelphia, 1856–57). Published in A New Universal Atlas. Lithograph with full original hand color. 15 1/2 x 12 3/4" to decorative border. Sheet: 17 3/8 x 13 7/8". Strong impression; bright color; some marginal spotting, u.l. Fine condition. $ 1,500.

This superb mid-nineteenth-century map of Texas shows the state during a period of explosive population growth and development. In part a promotional aid for the settlement of the new state, this map provides a wealth of information for the emigrant. Many notes on the map describe population, railroads, and symbols that denote the locations of towns, post offices, and forts. Charged with defending the frontier against Indian attacks, the army established new forts to keep up with the advancement of settlerssettlers moving west during the 1850s. Many forts are shown, including Clark, Bliss, McIntosh, McKavett, Lancaster, Martin Scott, Ringgold Barracks, with active forts underlined. The German settlements are shown on the Llano River just east of Fort Mason. Historic battles are noted along with their dates, including the Alamo, San Jacinto, Palo Alto, and Resaca de Palma.

Charles Desilver / J.H. Young. “Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities,” 1856–57. (Philadelphia, 1856-7) Published in A New Universal Atlas. Lithograph with original hand color. 12 3/4 x 15 1/2" to border. Sheet: 14 x 17 3/8". Bright color; even toning; minor marginal tear, l.l. Excellent condition. $ 1,400.

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“Sangre de Cristos” is a masterful work by Jean Parrish. The artist conveys a glowing winter scene with elegant simplicity and expert subtlety. Highly textured brushwork is contrasted with softer areas to convey a crystalline light illuminating the center of the scene. The expansive quality of the light, and the painting as a whole, reflects the dynamic qualities of the high mountains. Jean Parrish was the daughter, model, and student of the renowned American painter and illustratorillustrator Maxfield Parrish. She grew up in Plainfield, New Hampshire, amidst the famous Cornish Art Colony. In 1937, she married Augustus Seymour, and the couple moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Jean Parrish (1911–2004). “Sangre de Cristos,” 1970. Oil on masonite. 12 1/8 x 16 1/16." Signed and dated, l.r. Gilt frame with linen liner, 20 1/4 x 24 3/8." Provenance: Rodney L. Croissant, Colorado. Excellent condition for the painting. $ 6,500.

Albert Bierstadt joined a government survey expedition to the Nebraska Territory in the spring of 1859. At the Wind River Range of the Rocky Mountains, he made sketches for his monumental painting, “The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak” (collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), completed in 1863. This work propelled Bierstadt into the first rank of American artists with remarkable rapidity. To capitalize onon the success of his painting, Bierstadt sent the painting on tour, accompanied by promotional flyers and a subscription ledger for ordering an engraving. He engaged James Smillie, America’s premier landscape engraver, to execute the print.

Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902). “The Rocky Mountains,” (New York, 1866). Steel engraving by James Smillie, black and white as issued. Image: 16 5/8 x 28 3/16". Sheet with full margins: 24 7/8 x 35 1/2". Signed in plate, and dated 1863, l.r. Strong impression; clean; some light toning (from a previous mat). $ 12,000.

Edward Stanford’s “Portable Map” provides an exceptionally detailed guide to mid-19th-century United States and its territories. Created for travelers, this pocket map shows cities, towns, waterways, topographical indications, and railroads highlighted in red. These details give a strong graphic depiction of the progress of American settlement, which becomesbecomes extremely sparse west of the Great Plains. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this map is its depiction of the western territories at the beginning of the Civil War.

Edward Stanford (1827–1904). “Stanford’s Railway and County Map of the United States and Territories” (London,1861). Steel-engraved, folding pocket map with original hand color, dissected and laid on linen. 33 1/2 x 56 1/2" at neat line. Sheet: 36 3/4 x 59 1/2". Accompanied by original green cloth slipcase. Strong impression; bright and clean. Superbcondition for the map. condition for the map. $ 4,750.