D. Appleton (fl. c. 1830 – c. 1860) D. Appleton (fl. 1830 - 1860) was a New York based map publisher operating in the middle part of the 19th century. His most common publications were school geography texts published under his own name or the name of his associate S. S. Cornell. He also published a series of pocket maps relating to the Civil War and a few lesser known wall maps. Click here for a list of rare maps by D. Appleton. Rare maps by D. Appleton currently for sale. Rare maps by D. Appleton in the Geographicus Antique Map Archive.