[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce, Early, Complete New York City Atlas, 1867

[Charles Agvent]

Not yet listed online but in our booth A-18 at the New York ABAA 
Antiquarian Book Fair at the Armory at Park Avenue & 67th St.   Opening 
today at 5 PM and continuing through Sunday, other days opening at noon.


DRIPPS, Mathew.*//PLAN OF NEW YORK CITY, FROM THE BATTERY TO SPUYTEN 
DUYVIL CREEK*. /Showing every Lot and Building thereon; old Farm Lines, 
Street Numbers at the corners of blocks, Railroads, Steamboat Landings, 
Bulkhead and Pier Lines, etc., etc., etc. /Mathew Dripps, 103 Fulton 
Street, N.Y. 1867. First Edition. Hard cover. 61 cm (folio). 20 leaves. 
Atlas of 19 hand-colored maps on linen, numbered 1 through 19. Versos of 
maps blank. Original ¾ leather brown over black spine and corners, with 
gilt title “New York City” and embellishments along leather with color 
changes at corners and spine. Brittle spine in which the top half is not 
connected to front board with some losses and cracking. Boards have 
small black and red stains, with wear to edges. Brown endpapers have 
tears, folds and scratches, but little losses. Gatherings are fully 
disconnected from boards. Maps 15 - 19 gatherings are fully tied 
together, however, are only tied to the rest of the maps at the top two 
binding ties. Maps have little foxing and minimal toning consistent with 
age. Based on the surveys made by Messrs. Randall & Blackwell, and on 
the special survey by J.F. Harrison, C.E. Phillips, 2291.*$11,500*

Mathew Dripps, an Irish immigrant, worked on many maps and was most 
famous for his ones of New York City. This particular atlas was made to 
show all of Manhattan Island, including lots and street numbers along 
with markings of specific factories for coal, lumber, piano, etc., and 
even some specific notable places such as Irving Hall. In the northern 
and more rural section of Manhattan there are names of landholders and 
estates including their acreage. The title pages lists the different 
widths and distances between the avenues along with the streets and even 
any exceptions. The locations of the monuments described are in 
reference to the original 3 foot tall marble markers, placed by John 
Randel, Jr and his team of surveyors to mark street corners. His 
attention to detail is apparent and was more than likely used for 
businessmen in real estate and insurance, but is now an incredible piece 
of New York City history.


The previous owner, Robert Biniek, immigrated to New York City from 
Poland in 1912 when he was only 8 years old. He graduated from Pratt 
Institute, Brooklyn, and the Beaux Arts School of Design, Columbia 
University as an architecture student. He worked in NYC for the W.T. 
Grant Co. until 1966, when he moved to Pennsylvania. Only six stated on 
OCLC at institutions, one of which is incomplete.


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