Evans lewis 1700 (9 risultati)

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Geographical, Historical, Political, Philosophical and Mechanical Essays: the First, Containing an Analysis of a General Map of the Middle British Col. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

4to. (9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches). iv, 32 pp. Bound to style in quarter calf and period marbled paper boards, spine with raised bands forming six compartments, red morocco lettering-piece in the second compartment, tooled gilt First edition of a primary text in Colonial Geography. A pioneering American geographical work of the greatest importance, giving a detailed geographical description of the middle and southern colonies, particularly notable for an early description of the Ohio country, and providing a good description of the Carolina back country. Evans was also eager for the British to expand into the South, especially West Florida, to challenge the French and Spanish in the Gulf. This is the second edition, with a variant title page adding R. & J. Dodsley to the imprint (intended for copies exported to London). Only moderate revisions were made after the first edition of the same year. Miller notes that the map was sold separately and thus should not be considered an integral part of the book. Campbell 126; Howes E226, "b;" Evans 7413; Miller 606a; Servies I, p.18; Sabin 23175; Thomson 234; Clark I:232.…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small folio (10 3/8 x 7 3/4 in.; 26.3 x 19.6 cm.). IV, 32 pp.; closed tear at top margin of title-page, a few other small marginal repairs, mostly at inner margins, some light foxing. WITH A FINE HAND-COLORED COPY OF EVAN'S "GENERAL MAP OF THE MIDDLE BRITISH COLONIES, IN AMERICA.1755", engraved on a full, folded sheet (20 7/8 x 27 3/8 in.; 53 x 70.2 cm.), frame (39 3/4 x 32 1/4 in.; 110.9 x 81.9 cm.); lightly offset and with a few short fold separations. Maroon morocco gilt binding by Lakeside Press. VERY RARE FIRST EDITION AND FIRST STATE OF BOTH THE TEXT AND MAP, WHICH IS "CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LANDMARKS OF AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHY:" (Schwartz). The map has been beautifully colored by a contemprary hand, as evidenced by the oxidation of the green pigment (verdegris) on the verso. In both the map and the explanatory text (each of which were sold separately), Evans emphasizes the importance of the Ohio Valley in Great Britain's battle with the French for dominance in North America. JUST TWO COPIES OF THE FIRST STATE OF THE MAP HAVE BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION SINCE 1978, AND ONLY ONE OF WHICH WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE FIRST PRINTING OF THE TEXT. Evan's map was MASTERPIECE OF CARTOGRAPHIC SYNTHESIS, AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MAPS PUBLISHED IN AMERICA BEFORE INDEPENDENCE (Schwartz and Ehrenberg). He incorporated information from his own observation with that from the best available sources. His intense study of sources was distilled into this ambitious performance which builds upon the work which had resulted in his Map of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware Counties of 1754. For Virginia, Evans consulted an early state of Fry and Jefferson's Map of the most inhabited part of Virginia and William Mayo's Map of the Northern Neck of Virginia. From the Fry and Jefferson maps, Evans adjusted the longitudinal position of the Potomac River and added the area claimed by the Ohio Company to Pennsylvania. He also consulted Walter Hoxton's Mapp of the Bay Chesepeake Bay. His sources for Connecticut were the maps of William Douglas and Thomas Pownall (to whom Evans dedicates the map in the upper left panel). The map was eagerly anticipated by colonists who had heard rumors that Evans had amassed new information on the Ohio Valley, not available in John Mithchell's map of the same year. Mitchell was Evan's major competitor, and his A Map of British and French Dominions had appeared five months before teh Evans map. The differences in their border delineations exposed both to critical scrutiny, and Evans had the advantage due to the greater accuracy of his data. Mitchell's map was also more of a general map, and from the start Evans had set his emphasis on the Ohio Valley, the region that was the source of friction between England and France. The borders in the Evans map were based on much better information. However Mitchell had the benefit of official sanction: the Board of Trade and Plantations had sponsored his map. Evans was working without such support, and thus the official response to Evans' map was cautious. Nonetheless, the great detail and research which informed the Evans map assured its place as one of the most significant maps of the age, and those living in the Colonies recognized its accuracy. "The map evidently excited considerable interest in the Colonies, and according to what Governor Pownall says in 1776, it was for a long time generally accepted as the standard authority for settling voundair3es, purchases, etc. on account of the extreme care and accuracy with which it had been prepared" (Henry N. Ste3vens, Lewis Evans, His Map, p.6). It was published in eighteen editions between 1755 and 1814, and Thomas Kitchin and John Bowles both published pirated editions (in 1756 and 1765 respectively). PROVENANCE: Siebert, 21 May 1999, 267 for $100,000 plus a 12.5% premium for a total of $112,500. ot REFERENCES: Campbell 543; Church 1003; Evans 7412; Hildeburn 1412s; Howes E-226; Miller 606; Pritchard & Tali.…

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to., (9 6/8 x 7 inches). (Browned throughout). Modern half maroon morocco, gilt. Provenance: with the ink library stamp of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on the title-page and pages 3 ,16, 32, with their blind library stamp impressed twice on the title-page. First edition of the text only, issued here without the map which was issued both with and without the "Analysis", in which Evans carefully acknowledges his sources for "ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MAPS PUBLISHED IN AMERICA BEFORE INDEPENDENCE" (Schwartz and Ehrenberg). Evans's intense study of sources was distilled into this ambitious performance, which builds upon the work which had resulted in his Map of Pennsylvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware Counties of 1754. For Virginia, Evans consulted an early state of Fry and Jefferson's 'Map of the most inhabited part of Virginia' and William Mayo's 'Map of the Northern Neck of Virginia'. He also consulted Walter Hoxton's 'Mapp of the Bay of Chesepeack, with the Rivers, Potomack, Potapasco, North East, and part of Chester' for his delineation of Chesapeake Bay. His sources for Connecticut were the maps of William Douglas and Thomas Pownall (to whom Evans dedicates the map in the upper left panel). "The map evidently excited considerable interest in the Colonies, and, according to what Governor Pownall says in 1776, it was for a long time generally accepted as the standard authority for settling boundaries, purchases, etc., on account of the extreme care and accuracy with which it had been prepared" (Henry N. Stevens, Lewis Evans, His Map, p.6). It was published in eighteen editions between 1755 and 1814, and Thomas Kitchin and John Bowles both published pirated editions (in 1756 and 1765 respectively). Campbell 543; Church 1003; Evans 7412; Hildeburn 1412a; Howes E-226; Miller 606; Pritchard & Taliaferro 34; Sabin 23175; Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.165; Stevens Nuggets I:1019; Streeter sale II:819; The World Encompassed 255; Thomson 384; Winsor V:85.…

Single sheet, engraved map with original hand-coloring (21 ¼ x 27 ½ inches) (minor stained edges, browning) An excellent example of a Revolutionary War edition of Lewis Evans' seminal map of the British Colonies in North America. Along with the maps of Henry Popple and John Mitchell, Lewis Evans' map is considered among the most important influential maps of the 18th century. It is only one of three to have been published by an American. Both Evans' and Mitchell;s maps were intended to spur western expansion ino the Trans-Allegheny, Ohio Valley, and regions westward - some in response to French encroachments. Evans' map became a standard for nearly 50 years, being frequently re-issued by great names in the cartographic community such as Jeffreys, Bowles, Kitchen, and others. This map is considered a milestone both for its political significance as well as for its extension of cartographic knowledge in the region. Lewis Evans was a Welsh surveyor and geographer, working predominantly in British America. He travelled to the British Colonies in the mid-18th century; where he began his work for his later published maps. Evans was a frequent name in social circles; supported by great names such as Thomas Pownell, Benjamin Franklin, and General Edward Braddock. Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London. This can be found described in Henry N. Stevens's Lewis Evans, his map of the Middle British Colonies in America, 2nd ed., 1920, p. 48-50; and in Stevens and Tree's Comparative cartography, 29f (Addenda). For more information on this map, or a warm welcome to see other maps and books of our collection at 72nd Street NYC, please contact Natalie Zadrozna. …

Single sheet (20 ½ x 27 inches) This map is considered one of the most important maps of the British colonies done prior to Independence. Lewis Evans' map shows the East coast of North America from Montreal and New England to the Northern border of North Carolina. It also includes the Ohio Valley in the West. It shows areas of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Connecticut. The map also includes a sketch of the upper parts of Canada on the upper left hand side. Evans' map of the Middle British Colonies appeared in 1755, the same year in which John Mitchell published his famous "Mitchell Map". Evans drew from his own original surveys, however he also used surveys attributed to Fry and Jefferson's map of Virginia (1753). Evans' map acknowledges French claims to all lands northwest of St. Lawrence Fort, resulting in criticism from New York. Despite the controversy, Evans's work was influential (there were eighteen editions and piracies issued between 1755 and 1814), and was famously used by General Braddock during the French and Indian War. "By 1758 Kitchin's plate seems to have passed into the possession of Thomas Jefferys, the famous map publisher of Charing Cross, for in that year we find the map re-issued with exactly the same title as Kitchin's but with an alteration in the imprint . Very little difference is to be observed between the issues of 1756 and 1758, but a number of new Forts on the back settlements are added in the latter . Fort du Quesne, which was marked simply F. du Quesne' in the 1756 plate, is now lettered 'Ft. du Quesne Destroy'd 1758 now called Pittsburg'" (Stevens). This correction to this issue makes this map the earliest map to name Pittsburgh. A rare issue of a desirable map of colonial America. Lewis Evans was a Welsh surveyor and geographer, working predominantly in British America. He travelled to the British Colonies in the mid-18th century; where he began his work for his later published maps. Evans was a frequent name in social circles; supported by great names such as Thomas Pownell, Benjamin Franklin, and General Edward Braddock. For more information on this map, or a warm welcome to see other maps and books of our collection at 72nd Street NYC, please contact Natalie Zadrozna.…