Walling 1825 1888 (10 results)

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

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

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

Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 185.

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"Fine folding coloured lithographed wall map (63 4/8 x 63 4/8 inches), in 36 sections laid down on cartographic linen, edges silked (browned, some folds beginning to separate, one or two section edges a bit frayed); preserved in a contemporary brown morocco backed marbled paper boards portfolio, linen ties (rebacked to style). First edition thus, showing Boston and the surrounding counties of Massachusetts at the end of the Civil War, Walling had issued a similar map in 1860. Walling was "arguably the most accomplished and interesting American mapmaker of the mid-late 19th century. His output was astonishing for its scope and quality, setting new and higher standards for others to emulate. Equally striking was the sheer volume of his output: During a 40-year career he was responsible for at least 117 largescale maps of American towns and counties, nearly 20 state maps and atlases, substantial contributions to the work of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey, and important academic publications His earliest published works were maps ofProvidence, Rhode Island and Northbridge, Massachusetts, both published in Providence in 1849 with Samuel Barrett Cushing, a civil engineer and Walling's early employer. In or around 1850 he established himself on his own and moved to Boston, relocating in 1856 to New York City as his business expanded. Between 1849 and 1857 he produced at least 48 maps of towns in eastern and central Massachusetts, as well as 12 of towns in Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Interestingly none were published by Walling himself: those issued prior to 1852 bear the imprints of private publishers, or businessmen, while thereafter almost all were published "by authority of the town." "Walling's town maps are at a large scale hitherto seen only on maps of the most important American cities- generally somewhere between 1:12,000 and 1:15,000. This enables them to delineate ward or school district boundaries; topographical features such as meadows, wetlands, woodlands and elevations; the routes of roads and railroads; the locations of government buildings, schools and businesses; and the names of land owners. The Massachusetts maps typically note the town's incorporation date, population, and total acreage as well as a breakdown of the area occupied by land, roads, and water. The acreage data is an important clue to the origin of these maps: Massachusetts assessed taxes to its towns based on land valuations, so many of the maps were commissioned for administrative purposes by local governments" (Michael Buehler in "The Portolan", Sprin 2008, pages 22-33).".

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.