Haven, John
John Haven (fl. c. 1846 – 1850) was a New York and Boston-based publisher known for bombastic broadsides advocating American patriotism and Manifest Destiny. He appears to have lived in New York and relocated to Boston between 1848 and 1850. Little else is known of Haven beyond his three major 1846 broadsheet maps promoting Manifest Destiny, all published in New York, and his 1850 broadsheet world map, published in Boston. At least some of his maps were published in concert with one, 'Emerson,' of which no further information is known. Haven's New York offices were located at 3 Broad Street. His Boston offices were at 86 State Street.
Outbreak of the Civil War.
Birds Eye View of The Seat of War. Arranged after the latest Surveys, showing views of Washington, Baltimore, Harpers Ferry, Richmond, Manassas Junction, Ft. Monroe, Norfolk Harbor and c. Their Connections, and The General Surface of the Country in Maryland, Dist. of Columbia, and Virginia.
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This is a rare 1861 bird's-eye view of the vicinity of Washington, D.C., including Richmond, the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, and the Potomac River in the early days of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). The work was compiled by Boston's most talented lithographer, Louis Prang. It is novel in that it is anticipatory, a tool for Prang's audience to understand a conflict that was universally expected, but which had not yet developed. (more details)