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Lot Number: 197
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1826 Nathan Hale Large-scale Folding Map of The New England States Titled “A Map of the New England States Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut With the Adjoining Parts of New York & Lower Canada. Boston, 1826.” with its Original Slipcase |
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1826 First Issue, Historic Hand-Color Engraved Folding Map of New England, titled: “A Map of the New England States Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut With the adjoining parts of New York & Lower Canada. Boston, 1826.” by Nathan Hale (1784-1863) (“Compiled and published by”), Engraved by J. V. N. Throop, 72 segmented sections, fully open measuring to about 45” Height x 40” Width (plus margins), Complete With Its Original Slipcase, Very Fine. An important, rarely encountered early 1826 Map of New England by Nathan Hale, known as the First Significant Large-scale Map of New England issued in the 19th century. As such, it is best viewed as the historic successor to Thomas Jefferys’ Map of the “Most Inhabited Part of New England” (1755), being the great regional map of engraved in the 18th century.1826 Nathan Hale Folding Map of The New England States, first issue, in 72 segmented sections laid on linen to allow ease of folding, inked numbering on reverse, in original marbleized slipcase, hand colored, highly detailed, published and compiled by Nathan Hale, nephew of his Revolutionary War namesake, engraved by J.V.N. Throop; Boston. The political information appears to be relatively up to date; in Massachusetts, for example, one finds Hanson (est. 1820); North Bridgewater, now known as Brockton (est. 1821); and East Bridgewater (est. 1823). Offered here is a rare example of the 1826 First Issue of the Map in pleasing quality for display. It must have met with substantial success, as it was reissued in 1827, 1830, 1834, 1835, 1849 and 1853. At least one of these later states included substantial revisions: the 1849 edition includes the note: “Corr. By the addition of the railroads, new towns, & other public improvements, to Mar. 1849.” About Nathan Hale: Hale (1784-1863) was born in Westhampton, Mass. but spent much of his life in Boston. Something of a polymath, his career spanned the teaching of mathematics, private law practice, journalism (as founder of the Daily Advertiser), book publisher and civil engineering. He also helped establish the Boston and Worcester Rail Road and was its first President from 1831 to 1849. His father Enoch Hale, was a brother of the famous Martyred Patriot (Nathan Hale). His mother was Octavia Throop, so there is likely a family connection with the map’s engraver J. V. N. Throop. We do not know of any other cartographic works by Hale. This map does not itself reveal Hale’s sources for his map of New England, but an ad in the September 11, 1826 Boston Commercial Gazette describes it as “compiled from a careful comparison of all the published maps and charts, and all the surveys, drawings, and other documents which would aid the undertaking, known to the compiler, in the public offices, or in the hands of individuals, and from personal examinations of many parts of the country.” Hale was a busy man with many professional commitments, and it is hard to imagine him finding the time to conduct much in the way of fieldwork. Though the map itself is silent on the topic, it is conceivable that he commissioned surveyors to fill in occasional gaps in existing maps... though this would have quickly become prohibitively expensive. Hale likely took as his starting point the numerous important official state maps published in the 1790s-1810s by Whitelaw’s map of Vermont (1796 and later), Osgood Carleton’s maps of Maine and Massachusetts (1801), Warren and Gillette’s of Connecticut (1811), and Carrigain’s of New Hampshire (1816). Assuming this is correct, Hale must have taken great pains to show correct state boundaries and to ensure the map was updated. For example, as mentioned above he introduced a number of newly-incorporated Massachusetts towns, and a comparison with the Carrigain map shows substantial changes to town boundaries and names, the addition of new towns and elimination of gores, and the addition of numerous mountains, railroads... etc. Overall, this is a very nice, attractive and fine condition example of a most important map of New England in superior quality for display. References: Phillips, List of Maps of America, p. 472; Rumsey 2504. (A brief-but-useful biography of Hale may be found in the finding aid for the Hale Family papers at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.) |
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Lot Number: 197
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Estimate Range: $2,800 - $3,600 |
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