Buy this book on-line Lyne, James; Andrews, William Loring : James Lyne's Survey; or, As It Is More Commonly Known, The Bradford Map, A Plan of the City of New York at the Time of the Granting of the Montgomery Charter in 1731: An Appendix to an Account of the Same Compiled in 1893 by William Loring AndrewsDodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1900
Original publisher's dark blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4." Thirty-eight pages, complete. One black-and-white folding frontispiece map, a reproduction of the Bradford Map, complete. Pages and covers virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Some of the page edges are age-toned. A Fine copy. Beautiful, concise book printed on fine paper with a stunning facsimile of the Bradford Map. The cartographer of the original 1731 Bradford Map was James Lyne. The original map was engraved and printed by William Bradford. Lyne dedicated the map to the British Royal Governor, John Montgomerie, who issued the Montgomerie Charter that same year. The map is historically significant for being an early representation of New York City.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lyne, James; Andrews, William Loring : James Lyne's Survey; or, As It Is More Commonly Known, The Bradford Map, A Plan of the City of New York at the Time of the Granting of the Montgomery Charter in 1731: An Appendix to an Account of the Same Compiled in 1893 by William Loring Andrews. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri rari, atlases, used books, livres d'occasion and livres rares. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |