1862 – Enormous Map of New York City | New York, As It Is – Miller, Brooklyn

New York As It Is, Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn & Adjacent Places by James Miller, published in New York in 1862, is a compact guidebook issued during the Civil War era for visitors of New York. Works of this type documented streets, public buildings, transportation routes, and notable destinations across New York and Brooklyn during a period of dramatic urban growth. The highlight of this example is its large folding colored map, an increasingly desirable feature among collectors of city guides and cartographic Americana.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Miller’s New York As It Is, Or, Stranger’s Guide-Book to the Cities of New York, Brooklyn & Adjacent Places
• Author(s): James Miller
• Publisher: New York, James Miller
• Edition: 1862. First edition.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  5.75 in x 3 in (15 cm x 8 cm)
• Collation: large folding map
• Contents Include:
  • Large map – guide to New York and Brooklyn
  • Transportation information

Condition:

Very Good. Hardcover binding remains secure with the original gilt title retained on the cover. Corners of the book are clean. The large folding colored map remains present with clean corners and no major losses noted.

Why Collect This?

• Civil War era New York guidebook featuring a huge map

Item Number: # 50513