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Benjamin Champney, George Bond and John BartlettBiblio.com

A Map of the White Mountains of New Hampshire 1853. First Edition in Boards with 5 Views after Benjamin Champney on Seperate sheet. Map by George Bond. Example 'B' with Map Sheet Printed Both Sides

ref. 023240No Binding. Near Fine. Publisher: John Bartlett. Large light brown cloth boards measuring 8" x 5" Gilt and blindstamped. The edges are uniformly sunned with light wear to the ends remarkably nice condition for these covers which are commonly found disbound and/or in rough shape. Map and Illustration sheet measures 17" x 15". Map has a professionally mended tear along the central crease. Another short tear at the tip-in junction likely from a careless opening of the map. Otherwise map is near fine with none of the usual foxing and very little edge wear. Etchings by Wallis from Champney drawings are also in near fine condition. A favorite of mine the Franconia Lake scene is quite lovely in its simplistic beauty with a small dingy and pair of sightseers. The Bond map with the Champney views is to be considered a cornerstone to any collection of such material. As according to Bent The five lithographed views after Champney are printed on the reverse of the map. Map sheet is printed on thicker paper than is noted on the more common printing included in B. Willey's History 1856. In the past 30 years or so as a book dealer here in the White Mountains I have seen perhaps 8 examples of the larger two formats this variation most of the time. References; Apt Maps of the White Mountains of New Hampshire; Bent's Bibliography of the White Mountains; Cobb Maps of New Hampshire to 1900; Historical New Hampshire Vol. 51 No's 3&4 1996 Beauty Caught and Kept: Benjamin Champney in the White Mountains.Many photos available on request. Incidently pun intended the title 'Incidents in White Mountain History'by Willey Rev. Ben. also a cornerstone classic used the 5 Champney lithoss and the Bond map for illustrative purposes though the Map is printed on much lighter paper as previously mentioned. It is likely that Willey Champney and Bond were all acquaintances if not friends even though the good Reverend Willey was the senior by about a quarter century. unknown

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Bartlett, John RussellBiblio.com

Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas New Mexico California Sonora and Chihuahua; Connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission during the years 1850 '51 '52 and '53

1854ref. 13439New York: D. Appleton & Company 1854. First Edition. Very Good. In two volumes 8vo 8.75x5.75in; Vol. I - xxii fold out map General Map Showing the Countries Explored & Surveyed by the United States & Mexican Boundary Commission in the years 1850 51 52 & 53 Under the direction of John R. Bartlett U.S. Commissioner 506 pp. fold out lithograph Frontispiece of Fort Yuma 29 woodcuts in text and 3 on plates and 6 plates tinted lithograph illustrations Vol. II xvii 624 pp. fold out Lithograph Frontispiece of Ruins at Casas Grandes 33 woodcuts in text and 26 on plates and 10 plates tinted lithograph illustrations includes Tucson plate not listed appendices and index; Later binding of tan half calf-backed marbled covers with raised ribbed gilt lettered and decorative spine marbled end papers appears to have been rebound in early 1900's by the Rose Bindery Boston also appears to have a second rebinding with replaced marbled covers end papers and possible text block washing/repairs within last 50 years top edge gilt fore edge untrimmed; Minor shelf wear to edges and leather prior owner archival repairs and restorations to closed tears chips and reset page tears with a few minor alignment and loss of text on a number of pages in both volumes with some offset staining to other pages occasional small closed tears along edges occasional light age toning of pages with some spotting light soiling and spots to folding map closed tear repaired lacks advertisements. Cowan64 p.36 Wagner-Camp 234:1 Howes B201 Graff 198 Hill 74 Farquhar Colorado 17 Wheat Gold Regions Maps 252 Wheat Trans-Miss 798. John Russell Bartlett 1805-1886 a historian and linguist was appointed to oversee the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission to survey and establish the current boundary between the United States and Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and expanded with the Gadsden Purchase. The survey also determined the route of a southern railroad. Bartlett was also an artist and made illustrations of the southwest landscape. From Wagner-Camp ". Bartlett was a talented artist observer and reporter who contributed greatly to the knowledge of the geography and topography of the Southwest in his Personal Narrative. During three years with the Mexican Boundary Commission he traveled widely from central Texas to the Pacific Ocean and from Mazatlan to San Francisco. A contentious man and lacking perhaps certain administrative skills Bartlett succeeded in antagonizing most of his fellow-official on the Commission. Graff points out that "a number of incidents described by Bartlett have been differently interpreted by his associates. D. Appleton & Company