- Used
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
AbeBooks seller since September 25, 1996
Condition: Used
US$ 300.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10.5" x 8.5". Rare map of North America includes Canada, United States, Mexico when most of the South West was still New Spain. Creative inset of "The Caribbee Isles". Shows cities, topographical details and waterway, with Colonial outline coloring. Full original margins with some stains along right edge. Minor spotting. Fielding Lucas Jr. was an artist, publisher and cartographer active in the early 19th century. He published his first atlas in 1815 and became known as the earliest successful commercial map published in Baltimore. He was also the first stationer in the United States. His son, William Lucas took over the printing and stationery business shortly after his death. Henry Schenck Tanner (1786-1858) was an engraver and publisher from New York City. He worked in partnership with his brother in Philadelphia for a few years before breaking off on his own. Tanner is widely considered the first native-born American publisher devoted expressly to maps. This particular map is from the rare Lucas atlas of which, apparently, only two copies are known.…
Seller Inventory # 296757
Bibliographic details
- Title
- N. America
- Author
- LUCAS, Fielding Jr.
- Publisher
- Philadelphia
- Publication year
- 1822
- Binding
- unbound
- Seller catalogs
- 19TH CENTURY, ANTIQUE, MAP, NORTH AMERICA
Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
New York, NY, U.S.A.
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 6 to 14 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 6.00 | US$ 11.00 |
Payment methods
Store description
We are a large retail store, with 6 floors of out-of-print and rare books, (including Americana, modern first editions, history of medicine and science), antique maps and prints, autograph manuscripts, letters & signatures.
Specialty
Americana, Art, Autographs, History of Medicine, Modern First Editions, Antique Prints & Maps, Rare Books, Women, World History, Scholarly Books on All SubjectsAssociation member
Seller's business information
Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB
116 East 59th Street
New York, NY U.S.A. 10022
Terms of sale
All items are offered net, subject to prior sale.
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt -- please contact us first.
Payment by VISA, MASTERCARD & AMERICAN EXPRESS.
Appropriate sales tax will be added for all New York State residents.
Argosy Book Store, Inc.
Benjamin Lowry
116 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
USA
telephone 212-753-4455
fax 212-593-4784
email argosy@argosybooks.com
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are estimates based on an "average" book weighing 2 pounds and measuring no more than 10 x 7 inches. If your book(s) are heavy and/or large, we may contact you to request extra shipping charges...
DOMESTIC SHIPPING:
Media Mail (Book rate) is $4.00 for 1st volume and $2.00 for each additional volume.
Priority mail is $11.00 for 1st volume and $3.00 for each additional volume.
UPS is $14.00 for 1st volume, $3.00 for each additional volume.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:
Books of "average" size might be sent overseas via Global Priority Airmail for $35.00 each volume, but oversized or overweight books must be sent by other methods or carriers, and will almost certainly cost more, depending on the actual weight.