Burr, David HABAA
BURR, David HABAA
Map of the County of Washington
1829rif. 337502New York: David H. Burr 1829. unbound. Rawdon Clark & Co. Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand-colored outline. Image measures 17 1/4" x 18 3/4" This map depicts Washington County in New York State hand-colored by town. The map denotes major routes rivers and creeks and other topographical details. Flouring mills saw mills manufactories forges and churches are indicated. Includes Lake George and Lake Champlain and the Champlain Canal is shown. This first edition of Burr's county map appeared in his "Atlas of the State of New York" of the same year which was the second atlas of an individual state ever published. The map is in very good condition. Some foxing. Full original margins. David H. Burr 1803-1875 served as Topographer to the United States Post Office and Geographer to the House of Representatives and was widely known for his accuracy and attention to detail. His "Universal Atlas" was the first to map each of the United States individually. This map is a lovely rendering of a hard-to-find county in New York State. David H. Burr unknown books
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