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A substantial and highly detailed nineteenth century county atlas featuring extensive hand colored maps, township plans, and numerous finely executed lithographic plates depicting residences, farms, and towns throughout Warren County Ohio. Produced during the golden age of county atlases, this volume combines detailed cartography, local history, and subscriber based content. Large folio.
All maps and plates are present and complete. Pagination and contents align with known institutional examples, and hand coloring compares favorably with preserved library copies. Example: the double-page United States map is indexed as pages 6?7 but is printed and bound as pages 3?4, consistent with known irregular pagination in institutional examples of this Everts atlas.
Maps included comprise a double page map of the United States, State of Ohio, Geological and Climatological Map, Outline Map of Warren County, and detailed township maps of Franklin, Clear Creek, Wayne, Massie, Washington, Deerfield, Union, Harlan, Salem, Turtle Creek (west and east parts), and Hamilton Township, along with village and town plats of Carlisle Station, Springboro, Franklin, Lebanon, Harveysburg, Hen Peck, Blue Ball, Socialville, Corwin, Fort Ancient, Freeport, Deerfield, Butlerville, Fosters Crossing, Morrow, Waynesville, Mason, Maineville, Cozaddale, Raysville, Hammel, Mount Holly, Ridgeville, Utica, Turtle Creek village, Red Lion, West Woodville, Hopkinsville, Level Station, Osceola, Roachester, Dallasburg, New Columbia, and Middleboro.
Also includes a large fold out map of Warren County measuring approximately 24.5 by 25.5 inches with original hand coloring.
Numerous lithographic plates of residences and properties are present throughout, many specific to individual landowners. Impressions are strong, dark, and well preserved. 20-picture limit in Abebooks is way to few to capture the color and beauty this presents.
The volume also contains extensive county history and biographical sketches.
Condition:
Maps retain bright original hand coloring throughout. The large Warren County fold out map has a small loss at a fold intersection approximately one half inch by one quarter inch, affecting a minor portion of Hocking County. This is a common issue for this format and does not significantly detract from overall presentation.
Interior is generally clean with light, even age toning. Occasional age related foxing, marginal smudging, rare small holes and crease separation, and scattered dog ears are present, primarily confined to margins and not affecting maps or plates. Paper remains supple and not brittle. Front pastedown shows approximately 15 diagonal shallow surface scoring from utilitarian use, confined to the inside cover and not affecting maps or text.
Plates are notably crisp with strong impressions.
Binding shows wear to the original quarter leather with rubbing at corners and some separation along portions of the spine. Boards remain attached and the binding is sound.
Fold out maps are mounted on original binder?s guards, supporting the structure of the text block.
Condition examples highlighted in the photos.
Provenance:
Ownership inscription in purple ink for John P Grandin. Period blue pencil markings appear in the index and several text pages, including marks next to John P Grandin, farmer in Hamilton Township settled 1857, and Benj Buttersworth, lawyer settled 1837.
These markings suggest this is likely the original subscriber?s copy belonging to Grandin.
John P Grandin, 1825 to 1876, was a Warren County farmer and landowner whose biography appears in an 1882 county history, adding historical association to the volume.
Notes:
A desirable and visually striking example of a classic Ohio county atlas with strong hand coloring, complete map content, and identifiable local ownership. Presents attractively despite typical age related wear.
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