- 138
Scott, Joshua
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Scott, Joshua
- Map of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Lancaster, January 1, 1824
- ink, paper
Engraved wall map (36 1/2 x 47 3/8 in.; 927 x 1203 mm) on paper, partially handcolored in outline; laid down on linen with minor loss at top margin and occasionally within image with some neat resultant restoration, soiled. Accompanied by Gary Hawbaker's 1986 Index to Scott's map.
Condition
Engraved wall map (36 1/2 x 47 3/8 in.; 927 x 1203 mm) on paper, partially handcolored in outline; laid down on linen with minor loss at top margin and occasionally within image with some neat resultant restoration, soiled.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A scarce early and highly detailed map of Lancaster County, incorporating nice plans of Lancaster City, the Moravian Society Estate, and other settlements. Hawbaker's index cites 1,335 notations of family names, mills, taverns, and so on. Scott touts the accuracy of his map in a legend at the top left: "This Map Is constructed under a series of Triangles whose Angles have been minutely ascertained to preserve Latitude and Longitude on a Scale of One Inch to a Mile From actual Survey by Courses & Distances of the County, Township, City and Borough boundaries,—The Roads,—The Mill streams, noting all their improvements,—The River Susquehanna on both sides keeping its breadth by intersections,—The Islands, their respective distances from each other and from the shores. The whole carefully protracted.—Also a correct Topographical representation of the Mountains, Ridges and Vallies."