Stone, William J.
William James Stone (c. 1800 - 1865) was an English-born American engraver, lithographer, and sculptor based in Washington D.C. Stone emigrated to the United States in 1804 where he studied engraving under Peter Maverick (1780 - 1831) in New York. Stone started his firm in Washington D.C. in 1815 where he capitalized on the printing of government maps and documents. His most significant accomplishment is his 1823 facsimile of the Declaration of Independence – probably the most exact and iconic version of that document ever printed. Stone is said to have worked three years on his copy of the Declaration of Independence. Among his cartographic works are Emory's map of Texas and Graham's 1836 map of Provincetown. Stone retired from printing to pursue sculpture in the 1840s. He died in 1865.
Used by Henry David Thoreau when writing 'Cape Cod.'
A Map of the Extremity of Cape Cod Including the Townships of Provincetown and Truro: A Chart of Their Sea Coast and of Cape Cod Harbour, State of Massachusetts.
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An exceptional discovery, this is James Duncan Graham's wall map of Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod. At the time of issue, and for a long time afterward, this was the definitive map of the Provincetown area and the surrounding waters, said to have been used by, among many others, Henry David Thoreau when writing Cape Cod. The map was produced to
aid in the projection of the works for the military defenses of the important harbor formed by the peculiar spiral termination of [Cape Cod], and also to aid our ships of war and other vessels in entering it with safety after making this prominent headland. (Congressional Report, 25th Congress, Second Session, p. 3).(more details)
'One of the greatest contributions ever made to American geography' - G. K. Warren
Hydrological Basin of the Upper Mississippi River From Astronomical and Barometrical Observations, Surveys, and Information.
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This is Joseph N. Nicollet's foundational 1843 map of the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which far surpassed all earlier maps of the area. It was the culmination of Nicollet's life's work and four surveying expeditions, which also helped launch the careers of John C. Frémont and William H. Emory, two of the greatest American explorers of the 19th century. (more details)