Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Maryland

Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. unbound. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16 3/4" x 20 1/2"

Beautiful double-page map of Maryland divided into counties. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and topography. Major cities are indicated in red. Below the map is text with information pertaining to geography, history, climate, and culture of the state. From "A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas..." Includes separate appendix sheet with additional information. In very good condition, with some offsetting. Minor oning and stains to margins, not affecting the image.

The Philadelphia-based (truncated) firm of Carey & Lea of Philadelphia was one of the most important publishers in the early 19th-century United States. Run by Mathew Carey (1760-1839) and Isaac Lea (1792-1886), the company worked with both books and maps, specializing particularly in political commentary. Their "Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas," first published in 1822, contained some of the earliest maps of western states being admitted to the Union, accompanied by extension information about those states. As a result, their maps provides an invaluable window into the country's history. (Inventory #: 328408)