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Willard, Emma; Maverick, Samuel (Engraver; Printer) : Original Map - "Fourth Map or Map of 1692." A Series of Maps to Willard's History of the United States, or, Republic of America

White, Gallaher and White, New York

Original publisher's hand-colored engraved map showing the East Coast of the United States, Nova Scotia, and Canada. No date, circa 1828. Paper with margins measures 9" x 11." Actual map area measures 7" x 9 1/4." Paper is very clean and intact except for a few spots. This map is from the first edition of Emma Willard's atlas titled, A Series of Maps of Willard's History of the United States, or, Republic of America. Pink, yellow, green, blue, and purple watercolors highlight the boundaries of former provinces and territories along the East Coast. In the upper-left is an inset illustration with the caption, "Massachusetts receives a new Charter, including Maine and other large Territories by arrival of Sir Wm. Phipps." Title is printed at the top along with the following: "To Accompany Willard's History of the United States." Printed at the bottom is the following: "Saml. Maverick. Sc. N.Y." Different geographic features are shown including cities, bays, and rivers. The track of ship is shown which lands in Delaware Bay. The illustration of the ship is accompanied by the following caption: "Penn arrives Oct. 24th 1682." The scope of the map ranges from "Nova Scotia or Acadia" and the southern portions of Canada to South Carolina. Included is an inset map that shows "Places Mentioned in the History of King Philip's War." This inset map shows different towns and settlements which are accompanied by English names and the names originally given to them by Indigenous tribes. Emma Willard (1787-1870) was a women's rights activist, educator, and cartographer. From an early age, Willard had a prowess for learning, academics, and teaching. Among Willard's major accomplishments was her founding of the first school for women's higher education, Troy Female Seminary, in 1821. Willard's school gave women opportunities to learn academic subjects that were typically reserved for men at the time, such as geography, history, philosophy, mathematics, and science. Troy Female Seminary is still open to this day in Troy, New York as the Emma Willard School (or simply, Emma) as a reputable and prestigious private school. Willard is also notable for being the first woman cartographer in the United States who worked in a professional capacity. Willard's approach to cartography was innovative in that she viewed mapmaking as a way to represent the relationship between historical events and philosophical concepts such as space, time, and memory. Samuel Maverick (1789-1845) came from a family of engravers and printers in New York. The work of the Mavericks was highly regarded and the family's printing tradition began with Peter Rushton Maverick (1755-1811). From the inception of Peter R. Maverick's career until about the mid-1800s, the Maverick name was synonymous engraving, lithography, and printing as a whole.. Map/Print. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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