Original Antique Map of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 1888, More Regions Available
Other Regions of New Jersey Available. Including: Vicinity of Trenton, Salem, Camden, Flemington, Bridgeton, Egg Harbor, Mount Holly; Peninsula of Cape May, The Valley of the Passaic, Central Highlands, Northeastern Highlands, Southwestern Highlands, Southern Interior, Monmouth Shore, and Counties of Bergen Hudson and Essex. Vermeule and printed by Julius Bien & Company. It was created in 1886 and lithographed on linen, with edge binding. This print is in excellent condition, measures 36 3/4" x 26 3/4" inches and is suitable for framing. Other works by this artist and more are available at our storefront, Mainely Art. For more information on this cartographer, we have included a biography below. Thank you for your interest. Julius Bien & Company Lithography offers high-quality and fine detail cartography. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Cassel and at Stadel's Institute in Frankfurt.
In 1849, he fled Germany for New York after his involvement in the unsuccessful revolution of 1848. There, he established a printing business in 1850, experimenting with map-making techniques to improve quality and durability. The quality of his work earned him.
Government contracts for major geographic surveys, and printed several commercial atlases. He created the maps and atlases accompanying the federal census reports from 1870 to 1900, as well as atlases of New York State (1895) and Pennsylvania (1900). Bien won many awards for his work, and was elected president of the National Lithographers' Association for ten years, from 1886 to 1896. He worked with the United States Geological Survey, and completed the first topographical survey of New jersey.
He was a member of the Holland Society of New York, the Sons of the American Revolution, the New Jersey Historical Society and the American Water Works Association. The item "Original Antique Map of Barnegat Bay, New Jersey, 1888, More Regions Available" is in sale since Monday, September 30, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\North America Maps".
The seller is "mainelyleasing" and is located in Portland, Maine. This item can be shipped worldwide.
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- Cartographer/Publisher: Julius Bien
- Printing Technique: Lithography
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Framed/Unframed: Unframed
- Date of Creation: 1886
- Print Type: Lithograph
- Format: Wall Map
- Subject: Map
- Originality: Limited Edition Print
- Print Surface: Linen
- Type: Topographical Map
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: 36 3/4" x 26 3/4"
- Year: 1888
- US State: New Jersey
- Date Range: 1800-1899
- Country/Region: United States of America