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Model # MMA003 |
John William Norie - Maker:
John was a mathematician, hydrographer, chart maker and publisher of nautical books most famous for his Epitome of Practical Navigation (1805) which became a standard work on navigation and went through many editions as did many of Norie's works. Norie began his career working with William Heather, who had in 1765 taken over chart publishers Mount and Page and who ran the Naval Academy and Naval Warehouse in Leadenhall Street from 1795; the Naval Warehouse provided navigational instruments, charts, and books on navigation. Norie took over the Naval Warehouse after Heather's retirement and founded the company J.W. Norie and Company in 1813. After Norie's death the company became Norie and Wilson, then in 1903 Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson. He died in 1843.
Price: Date: 1772 |
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Model # MMA004 |
R.H. Laurie - Maker:
Son of Robert Laurie. On his father's retirement in 1812, went into partnership with James Whittle, trading as Whittle and Laurie. After Whittle's death in 1818 ran the business as R. H. Laurie, employing as draughtsmen John Purdy, Alexander Findlay, Alexander George Findlay and de la Rochette. In the 1820s and 30s built up the cartographic side of the business until he was overtaken by the expanding production of Admiralty charts. For the history of the firm, see entry for Robert Sayer. The business traded under a series of names. He died in 1835.
Price: Date: 1777 |
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Model # MMA005 |
Edmund Blunt - Maker:
Edmund Blunt the first and oldest assistant in the survey of the coast, died on September 2, 1866, at his residence, near the city of New York in the 67th year of his age. The conspicuous services of Mr. Blunt deserve more than a mere expression of personal regret for the loss of an able associate. Since the organization of the Coast Survey he had acted an important part in earning, by the extent of his labors and the accuracy of his results, the reputation which the work has sustained for efficiency and precision. Inheriting from his father a strong inclination for hydrographic pursuits, and commencing in early boyhood the practice of his profession, his entire life may be said to have been devoted to the security and extension of our commerce by determining and describing the dangers in its path. The law of Congress which provided for the survey of the coast did not take full effect until 1832. Previous to that date the charts of our coast were based upon the early and cursory surveys of Des Barres and others, occasionally corrected by detached surveys in pursuance of special acts of Congress, or by private enterprise. Foremost in this laudable work was the father of the subject of the present notice, Edmund M. Blunt, who, in addition to the Coast Pilot, compiled and published at his suggestion in 1796, undertook hydrographic surveys and examinations. In these latter operations his sons took an active part. Before he was 18 years of age, Edmund Blunt made a survey of the Harbor of New York. In the years 1819-20 he assisted in the sounding of the Great Bahamas Bank route to the Gulf of Mexico; afterwards in the survey of Nantucket and George's shoal. In 1824 he surveyed the seacoast in the vicinity of New York Bay; and between the years 1828 and 1830 the shores and shoals of Long Island Sound. Early in 1833 Blunt was appointed an assistant in the Coast Survey, that work, after a suspension of 15 years, having been then resumed. This appointment enabled him to bring to the performance of the duties assigned to him, in the systematic operations about to be undertaken, the skill and experience acquired during his previous career. In subsequent years, as the geodetic survey advanced, the name of Assistant Blunt became in succession identified in its records with the triangulation of Long Island Sound and of the adjacent coast; with the triangulation of Delaware Bay and River; with the measurement of a base line for verifying the primary triangulation completed previous to 1844; with various detached surveys between New York and Boston; with the triangulation of Chesapeake Bay; and with that of the valley of the Hudson between New York City and Albany. The death of Mr. Blunt was sudden and unexpected. He retained to the last day of his life the vigor and activity which had marked his early manhood. In field operations he laid the basis for the excellent work which he performed by untiring search, and by adopting in all cases the means suggested in a comprehensive review of the ground features, however extended the area might be, designated for triangulation. Concerned chiefly in the primary work, on parts of the coast presenting all the natural difficulties in the way of observing over extended lines of sight, he brought into use many of the expedients now regularly employed in similar localities. The regard for his profession, which seemed to strengthen as time drew on, was befitting in one who had largely shared from the beginning in the labors pertaining to the geodetic survey of the coast. Prompt, energetic and successful in the field, and at all times devoted to the interests and credit of the work, the example of Mr. Blunt commanded the respect, as his kind and genial disposition gained the regards of all his associated on the survey.
Price: Date: 1777 |
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Model # MMA001 |
Michael Blachford - Maker:
In 1836 Imray joined with Michael Blachford, a small sea chart publisher based in London. The partnership flourished and soon began to compete with the larger firm of Norie and Wilson. In 1846 Imray bought out Blachford, and the company survived, led by descendants, into the twentieth century, when it merged with Norie and Wilson. Rivalry between the hydrographic charts of James Imray, Norie and the British Admiralty throughout the nineteenth century ensured independent works of high quality.
Price: Date: 1810 |
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Model # MMA002 |
James Imray - Maker:
London chart publisher James Imray was known as one of the best makers of "blueback" charts, those charts so large that they required a backing piece of paper to support the two or three sheets of printed chart paper.
Price: Date: 1810 |
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Model # MMA006 |
Hermann Moll - Maker: From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and “American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow
Herman Moll, was born in Holland circa 1654 and moved to England in 1678. He died in St. Clement Danes in 1732. Molls' exact place of origin is unknown. Due to his important work in Netherlands' cartography and the fact that he undertook a journey in his late years on behalf of the Netherlands, it is assumed he originated from Amsterdam or Rotterdam. He engraved maps and sold them, together with books, in London first at Blackfriars and later in Devereux Court, Strand. His maps were issued from 1690 to 1729, and vary from miniatures to large folio maps embellished with plans and pictures, covering all parts of the world. The large ones, particularly those relating to Scotland, America, the World, India and the East Indies, and Scandinavia, to name but a few, are much prized. One of Moll's maps of the Island of Newfoundland, published in the 1680s, showed Pointe Riche, the southern limit of the French Shore to be situated at 47°40' north latitude. In 1763 the French attempted to use this map to establish their claim to the west coast of Newfoundland, arguing that Point Riche and Cape Ray were the same headland. Governor Hugh Palliser and Captain James Cook found evidence to refute Moll's claim and in 1764 the French accepted the placement of Pointe Riche near Port au Choix. Most notable are many of Molls large maps which were folded and bound in folios and measure 40 x 24 inches. Their sizable intricate cartouches and vignettes are also featured. His English county maps are very much smaller and possess an unusual decorative feature: the area outside the map border at each end is filled with antiquities excavated in the county, or with representations of note-worthy buildings. They appeared first in 1724, and a later issue was printed with the antiquities and views removed.
Price: Date: 1654 |
| 1654 | From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and “American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow | |
Model # MMA007 |
Guillaume de L'Isle - Maker: From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and "American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow
One of the most prominent cartographers at the beginning of the 18th century was Guillaume de L'Isle, born in Paris in 1675. His father was a geographer and historian who had a great deal of influence in educating his child prodigy son. Guillaume was able to draw maps by the age of nine and at age twenty four, he produced maps of the world, maps of the four continents and two globes, a terrestrial and a celestial. Guillaume De Lisle's first published works were "The Map of the World" and "The Map of the Continents", both published in 1700. He was elected to the Academy in 1702 and made First Geographer of the King, in 1718, a new position. De L’isle instituted many reforms in his maps and issued over 100 maps, both contemporary and ancient. Many copied his works. De L'Isle world-fame resulted from accurate map-making, because his maps were not only based on the most up-to-date surveys, astronomical information, a thorough examination of travel books and other maps and the best knowledge obtainable, but were also kept up-to-date in subsequent issues. According to a fixed method he worked up the several continents and countries one by one, France in particular. In disputed points he named his source on the map or wrote additional notes, the majority of which were published in the writings of the Academy. One particular recommendation of his charts is that he employed a fixed scale of measurement for regions closely connected with one another. His atlases and maps were issued from c.1700 and were copied and re-issued long after his death in 1726.
Price: Date: 1675 |
| 1675 | From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and "American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow | |
Model # MMA008 |
Philippe Vandermaelen - Maker: From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and "American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow
Philippe Vandermaelen, born in Brussels in 1795, died in 1869. His father began as a soap manufacturer and gained his fortune through profitable real estate transactions. Through his father, Phillipe was trained in business and followed his passion to become both a mapmaker and map publisher. In 1924, Vandermaelen developed the revolutionary and highly acclaimed “Universal Atlas of Physical, Political, Statistical and Mineralogical Geography” in 400 sheets which was published in Brussels in 1825-27. The atlas was distinctive in being the first world atlas printed by lithography (Woodward). One of the most ambitious works in the history of cartography, "it was the first atlas ever published in which every map was drawn on the same projection and to the same scale," (Stefoff). As a result, certain newly emerging areas, such as the American West, are shown on a larger scale than ever before. Wheat: "no mapmaker had previously attempted to use such a large scale for any Western American area." Thus, even though Vandermaelen relied primarily on existing maps, his contribution was nevertheless considerable in making these sources more accessible. The atlas, "Carte D'Assemblage De L'Americque Septentle.", begins with a key map of North America that displays on a single sheet the areas covered by the maps in the atlas. Although a pioneering work in the use of lithography, the atlas is notable for the precision, easy readability, and economy of design of its maps. Not surprisingly, therefore, the atlas was very expensive in its day, costing $800 for the full set. Further evidence of the quality and care of its production are its high-quality paper, attractive hand-coloring, and handsome binding. As a work of graphic art, it is a good deal more "modern" in appearance than most printed maps of the period. Since the atlas maps were produced on the same scale and projection, it is conceivable that they could be joined to form a globe. This work, which appeared in 1827, was far ahead of its time in detail and usefulness. The atlas was also the first to be made totally with lithography, carried out by Henri Ode, who applied a new technique, especially designed for the Atlas Universel. Supported by the fortune of his parents and assisted by his brother, Jean-François, Vandermaelen built a spacious geographical Institute in 1829, called the Geographic Establishment or Establissement Géographique de Brussels in which he installed a map-drawing section, a library and a museum.
Price: Date: 1795 |
| 1795 | From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and "American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow | |
Model # MMA009 |
John Tallis - Maker: From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and "American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow
John Tallis and Company was an English map company which published views, maps and atlases in London from 1838 to 1851. Known for his ornamentation and small decorative vignettes, Tallis was one of the last mapmakers to make maps with scenes. His vignettes included people, nature, animals and views of the countryside. His "General Atlas" published in 1851 was the last of the decorative style of maps from England. John Tallis lived in New Cross, South East London. Many of Tallis maps were engraved by John Rapkin (1835-1865) and most of the maps had limited color including outlined boundaries and some land features.
Price: Date: 1838 |
| 1838 | From: “Maps and Map-Makers” R.V. Tooley, a comprehensive book on maps and map-makers and "American Maps and Mapmakers” – Walter W. Ristow | |
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