Young, James Hamilton

Engraved wall map (37 3/4 x 44 1/2 in.; 959 x 1131 mm) on original wooden rollers, edged with green silk, full contemporary handcoloring, engraved by Young, D. Haines, & F. Dankworth, large engraved title vignette of an eagle perched on a rock carved with the federal shield with marine and coastal views in the background, large inset "Map of North America including All the Recent Geographical Discoveries," smaller inset maps of the vicinities of Albany, the Falls of Niagara, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, Charleston, and New Orleans, several inset tables and charts including comparative heights of mountains and comparative lengths of rivers.

Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass. Lightly varnished; some minor marginal spotting, area of light dampstaining at top margin.

Karrow 1:1473; Ristow, p. 309; Rumsey 2723

Engraved wall map (37 3/4 x 44 1/2 in.; 959 x 1131 mm) on original wooden rollers, edged with green silk, full contemporary handcoloring, engraved by Young, D. Haines, & F. Dankworth, large engraved title vignette of an eagle perched on a rock carved with the federal shield with marine and coastal views in the background, large inset "Map of North America including All the Recent Geographical Discoveries," smaller inset maps of the vicinities of Albany, the Falls of Niagara, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, Charleston, and New Orleans, several inset tables and charts including comparative heights of mountains and comparative lengths of rivers. Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass. Lightly varnished; some minor marginal spotting, area of light dampstaining at top margin.
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.

A SUPERB COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WALL MAP ISSUED BY MITCHELL, and his first fully original cartographical publication. Rumsey points out that Ristow is mistaken in claiming that counties are delineated and numbered in all versions of this map: the present edition, "the first, does not, thereby eliminating the index of counties and thus showing more of the western territory."