Rawdon, Freeman (sold)
Freeman Rawdon (August 18, 1802 - September 21, 1859) was an American artist, engraver, and publisher. Born in Connecticut, Rawdon founded his engraving and printing firm sometime after 1825, likely in New York City. He partnered with Neziah Wright in 1828 and established Rawdon, Wright, and Company of New York City. Rawdon's brother Ralph Rawdon (December 19, 1793 - September 12, 1877) founded his own printing and engraving firm in Albany in 1816, and formed several partnerships between 1818 and 1832. The Rawdon brothers merged their firms on March 1, 1832, and formed Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Company. At the time of the merger, Tracy R. Edson joined the firm as its business administrator and ran the company's New Orleans office until 1847. He also played an outsize role in establishing the firm in Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Boston. Edson was transferred to the New York City office in 1847 to run the entire firm. The company's name was changed to Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson. The firm won the U.S. government contract to print the first American postage stamps from 1847 - 1851. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson merged with seven other firms in 1858 to form the American Bank Note Company.
One of the earliest obtainable maps of the Cooperstown area.
Map of the County of Otsego.
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This is an 1839 David Burr map of Otsego County, New York - including Cooperstown and vicinity. Individual townships are identified and shaded to allow for easy differentiation. Numerous private land claims are illustrated, some of which are identified by name. Churches (including the Hartwick Seminary), flouring mills, manufactories, forges, and sawmills are all marked. The county's lakes and rivers are illustrated and labeled, including Otsego Lake and Schuylers Lake. In one of Stone and Clark's updates to Burr's 1829 edition, the county's post offices, marked 'P.O.', are labeled. (more details)
Major Changes in the Hudson Valley.
Map of the Counties of Dutchess and Putnam. / No. 7.
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A very nice example of David Burr's rare and attractive map of Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, originally published in 1829, here appearing in the 1840 state of Stone and Clark's updated issue of Burr's Atlas of the State of New York. (more details)
An update to a map from a landmark atlas of New York.
Map of the County of Warren.
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This is an 1840 David Burr map of Warren County, New York. Depicting the region from Hamilton County to Lake George and Washington County and from Essex County to Saratoga County, individual townships are identified and shaded different colors to allow for easy differentiation. Numerous private land claims are illustrated, some of which are identified by name. Some locations are labeled in manuscript in ink. The county's lakes and rivers are illustrated and labeled, including Schroon Lake, Brant Lake, and, of course, Lake George. In one of Stone and Clark's updates to Burr's 1829 edition, the county's post offices marked 'P.O.' are labeled. (more details)