Tanner, Benjamin (sold)
Benjamin Tanner (March 27, 1775 - c. 1846) was an American engraver active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Benjamin was the brother of the more prominent younger brother, the Philadelphia engraver Henry S. Tanner. Benjamin, who was based in New York City for most of his early career. Although is master is unknown, he most likely trained under the New York mapmaker Peter R. Maverick. His earliest work dates to 1792 and his is known to have engraved many of the maps for Reid's 1775 An American Atlas. Around 1811 he relocated to Philadelphia and established a business with his brother as a general engraver and map publisher. He also worked as a bank note publisher under the imprint of Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. perfecting the stereographic technique until roughly 1846.
From the second commercial atlas printed in America.
The State of South Carolina: from the best Authorities. 1796.
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A fine example of John Reid's scarce and important 1796 map of South Carolina. This is the second folio map of a U.S. state to appear in an American commercial atlas. The map covers roughly the territory of modern day South Carolina, running along the Atlantic ... (more details)
First map of China published in the American Republic.
China, divided into its Great Provinces. According to the best Authorities.
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This is a c. 1796 map of China from Carey's General Atlas, the first atlas published in the new American Republic. It depicts 'China proper,' roughly the territory covered by the Ming Dynasty, which had been conquered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in 1644. (more details)
Rare map of North Carolina from the 2nd earliest American Atlas published.
The State of North Carolina from the best Authorities.
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A fine example of John Reid’s scarce and important 1796 map of North Carolina. The map covers roughly the territory of modern day North Carolina, running along the Atlantic coast from Currituck to Little River and inland as far as Buncombe County. Beautifully ... (more details)
The second map of South Carolina to appear in an American commercial atlas.
The State of South Carolina: from the best Authorities. 1796.
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A fine example of John Reid's scarce and important 1796 map of South Carolina. This is the second folio map of South Carolina appear in an American commercial atlas. The map covers roughly the territory of modern day South Carolina, running along the Atlantic ... (more details)
A fine example of one of the second earliest obtainable map of Tennessee, issued 1796, the first year of Tennessee's statehood.
A Map of the Tennassee Government formerly Part of North Carolina from the latest Surveys. 1795.
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A fine example of one of the second earliest obtainable map of Tennessee, issued 1796, the first year of Tennessee's statehood. This is the rare first state of John Reid's 1796 Map of the Tennassee Government . Cartographically derived from General Daniel ... (more details)
Second Atlas Map of Virginia Published in the United States.
The State of Virginia from the best Authorities. 1796.
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This is John Reid's 1796 map of the state of Virginia, engraved by Benjamin Tanner for Reid's An American Atlas. It was only the second atlas map of Virginia published in the United States and is one of the earliest obtainable maps of Virginia as a U.S. state. (more details)
One of the earliest obtainable specific maps of Georgia. Issued with the second atlas published in America.
Georgia, from the latest Authorities.
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One of the earliest obtainable specific maps of Georgia, this is a very attractive example of John Reid's 1796 presentation of Georgia. The map covers from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi and from the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico, covering all ... (more details)