Map of the State of New York and the Surrounding Country

by David Burr

$650 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A fine map from a rare edition of Burr's Atlas of the State of New York : the first atlas devoted exclusively to New York State and an important milestone in the history of American cartography. First published in 1829, Burr's atlas was financed by and under the auspices of the Legislature of the State of New York, and was drawn by Burr from the official surveys conducted by the Surveyor General's Office of the State. Burr's atlas was only the second atlas to be devoted to a

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