New Castle County Delaware From Original Surveys

SAM'L M. AND JACOB PRICE REA

Publication: Smith & Wister, 1849, Philadelphia

51" x 41" beautiful hand-tinted color wall map of New Castle County, Delaware, mounted on linen with decorative black scroll rollers at top and bottom. Map offers an "Explanation" showing the Grist Mill, Saw Mill, Paper Mill, Post Office, Methodist Church, School House. Statistical table showing taxables for whites and coloreds; acres of land; miles of roads; assessment. Also offers an inset entitled, "Plan of the City of Wilmington Compiled From Surveys by G.R. Riddle, 1847, Reduction by Rea & Price. Legend showing important buildings, banks, mills, churches. Inset showing population through 1847 being 13,000. Two small sketches at right side of map; one showing Swede's Church, Wilmington, and the other a sketch of the County Building in New Castle. Water stain to right border along with cracking along top edge of map where it meets the scroll roller. According to Ristow, "This is one of the earliest county wall maps produced in the United States."

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