“United States”

By J.H. Young

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$200

Description

Small, very detailed map of the twenty four U.S. states and six territories. From Carey & Lea Family Cabinet Atlas.

Year1832

Item#1407

ConditionVG+

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  • Very Fine (VF) – Map is clean and bright with a strong image.
  • Fine (F) – Map generally has a clean, sharp image. Flaws and repairs are noted.
  • Very Good (VG) – Map has no significant imperfections, though paper quality and margin size may vary. Minor flaws such as wormholes, age toning, or a centerfold separation not affecting the image may be present.
  • Good (G) – Map bears noticeable imperfections but remains in collectible condition. Foxing, a weak map image, and/or a wide centerfold separation are described.

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Size 4" x 6"

RegionAmerica's

Bio

J.H. Young was a cartographer at the forefront of his field in his time, portraying both accurate and informative data used by both professionals and students. Young worked for Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea (Carey & Lea), Samuel Augustus Mitchell and ultimately, Thomas Cowperthwait in the middle of the nineteenth century in Philadelphia.

Carey as a “political economist”, illustrated the nations of the western hemisphere through maps that showed an expanding region with promise of developing into lands of great new opportunity and growth.

The Family Cabinet Atlas, "Revised, Corrected and Enlarged" by Carey/Young, was based on a British atlas of the same name, but with the plates re-engraved. These maps contained an impressive amount of detail for such images. Their size and hand color makes them as charming as they are interesting.