Isles of Shoals New Hampshire Hog Smuttynose Star isle 1879 USCGS Nautical chart Periodicals & Magazines Fine and uncommon old wax

Fine and uncommon old wax engraved (cerographic) color map

Hampden Park

Charming little antique miniature engraved ethnic Chinese culture & costume print with what appears to be early/ very old hand color which has been amateurishly applied but which still appeals to a modern sensibility given the utter rarity of similar images which survive thus

European settlements

Otherwise map remains clean and visually appealing

Isles of Shoals New Hampshire Hog Smuttynose Star isle 1879 USCGS Nautical chart Periodicals & Magazines Fine and uncommon old waxIsles of Shoals (Nautical chart Atlantic Coast USCGS Maine New Hampshire) Issued Washington, D. C., 1879 by U. S. Coast Survey. Lithographed with outstanding detailed hand color. Excellent example of this scarce 19th century nautical coast chart. Stunningly detailed, with endless sounding depths, small islands, bays, inlets, etc. The coastal terrain is depicted with a splendid delicate level of precision utterly unique to this type of map. Roads are