Newel Maps

Antique map titled 'The United States of North America, Atlantic States and Valley of the Mississippi'. Original antique map of the United States of North America, Atlantic States an...

Offered is an original 1847 ornamental map of the U.S. entitled "Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico" by Humphrey Phelps. The map was issued as an act of Congress by Phelps on Fulton Street, New York. The broadside is elaborately hand-colored. This is a very detailed and graphic propaganda map of the United States expressing U.S. dominance of the North American continent. The hand-colored map proclaims the Manifest Destiny, with the recent acquisition of Upper California and Texas at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. The newly acquired land is boldly colored, standing in stark contrast to the rest of the U.S. The map details a potential route for a railroad running from New York City, to Buffalo, to Chicago, then west along the Oregon Trail to Oregon City. This route anticipates the construction of the transcontinental railroad by nearly 20 years. The map includes elaborately detailed renderings of George Washington, Hernan Cortez, and Montezuma at top to represent European expansion to the Americas. At bottom are four inset designs with text showing the following: a chronological history of the U.S. beginning from settlement to the U.S. victory in the Mexican-American war; an illustration of General Zachary Taylor with details on the Oregon Territory; an illustration of the Aztec Temple of the Sun in Tenochtitlan and a chronology of the Conquest of the Aztec Empire under Cortez; a portrait of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...

Presented is an 1859 “Map of the United States of America, the British Provinces, Mexico, the West Indies and Central America with Part of...

Antique map titled 'Carte des États-Unis d'Amérique'. Map of the United States of America (USA). This map originates from 'Atlas universel...

Antique map titled 'Johnson's New Map of the State of Texas' Large map of Texas, shows railroads, wagon roads, the U.S. Mail Route, rivers, ports, ...

Antique map titled 'Amérique septe. Physique'. Small map of the United States. lithographed by C. Callewaert brothers in Brussels circa 1870.

The map is from the same 1882 Blackie Atlas and focuses on the Pacific States of the United States of America during that period. Here are some details and historical context about t...

Antique map titled 'Etats-Unis'. Original antique map of the United States. This map originates from 'Abrégé de Géographie (..)' by Ad...

Antique map titled 'The United States of America'. Original antique map of the United States. This map originates from 'Atlas of Prebl...

Mediterranean, Black Sea & Ottoman Empire Map 1853 This impressive antique print shows the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions with a focus on the Ottoman Empire, titled “Das Mittel...

North America Map – United States, Canada, Mexico 1857 This impressive antique print shows “Nord-America” meaning “North America,” published in 1857 by Justus Perthes in Gotha as pa...

Title: Antique Map of the Mediterranean Basin, 1903, with Detailed Coastal and Inland Geography Description: This antique map, titled "Basin of the Mediterranean," was engraved and ...