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NEW CASTLE. NEW CASTLE CO.
Beers, D.G.
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B1-100. Map of New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware. Map contains insets of Stanton and Red Lion and a directory of businesses in Stanton. County map scale 1 1/4 rods to the inch, Stanton inset 30 rods to the inch, and Red Lion 50 rods to the inch. This map has been removed from a incomplete copy of Beers's 1868 Atlas of the State of Delaware (page 21), which contains "actual surveys by and under the direction of D.G. Beers." Daniel G. Beers came from a family of atlas publishers. He and his brother, Silas, operated in Philadelphia, the center of atlas publication in the United States, until 1868, when he moved to New York City. Beers and his family produced detailed maps of many Northeastern states, cities, and counties until the 1880s, when the United States began to systematize mapping practices, and mapmaking moved out of private publication (Mano, Jo Margaret). Engraved by Worley & Bracher of Philadelphia and printed by Fred Bourquin. Maps in color.
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THE LITERATURE OF LETTERPRESS PRINTING 1849-1900, A SELEC...
by Wakeman, Geoffrey
First edition, limited to 120 numbered copies. Printed by hand on Zerkall Elfenbein Halbmatt. Wakeman, a printing historian of the highest regard, has described 51 of the most important titles relating to printing that were written over the explosive second half of the 19th century. He tells how printing was presented to the public, both as a technical science and as manuals for the amateur printer. Includes illustrations of title pages, printing machinery, etc. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Bound into the back is an offprint from Matrix 6 being an article by Wakeman on "Further Thoughts on the Literature of Letterpress Printing" that appeared in 1986 which has a presentation from Wakeman to Bridson.
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