Maps of America-John David Tibbetts III

Here we have an 1804 map of the state of new york, by Simeon Dewitt. There isn't very much to say, because as a map painting, its only job is to map out the area. But as a map painting, it's efficient in its design, dividing every province of the state into easily discernible lines.

Next we have probably the oldest piece in the gallery, the Nova Virginiae Tabula, from 1671, by Arnoldus Montanus. One of, if not the oldest, map of the state of Virginia. Beautiful yet still practical, as it shows you where the more mountainous regions of virginia are, as well as the rivers and lakes.

Here we have one of three works by perspective painter Henry Wellge. The first is a perspective map of Fort Worth, Texas in 1891. The most impressive thing about Wellge's work is his attention to detail, and here is no different. You can see every individual house and street, it's simply breathtaking

The second of Wellge's work on display in this gallery, this perspective map of the city of Laredo, Texas, has the same scope of the previous work, but this one has a much more muted color palette. Still impressive work, though. The detail is still astonishing, as is the scope.

From a muted color palette to no color at all, we have our final work by Henry Wellge. This time of a perspective map of Missoula, Mont. in 1891. While Wellge did choose not to color this particular work, his impressive aptitude for perspective and scope still holds true.

Next we have the Gulf of Mexico by Egnazio Danti. Another very early work, that maps out the gulf of Mexico, and a bit of Cuba, no doubt for seamen needing directions. While nowhere near as detailed as Wellge's work, this map painting is still impressive due to just how much area Danti was able to map out, from what we can only assume to be memory.

Next is A Map of that Part of/Bucks County/released by the Indians to the Proprietaries/of Pensilvania in September 1737. Or "The Walking Purchase Map" for short. This simple piece was created by Lewis Evans, and is definitely one of the more simpler works on display here. It's just a map of Bucks County, Showing where its divided with other counties. Not much else to say.

Here we have a map of south Carolina and a part of Georgia, by William Gerard De Brahm. This map was made on October 20th, 1757, and it certainly shows. The map is very barren, probably because there simply wasn't much besides wilderness back then. But it shows where the towns and roads are, which would no doubt satisfy any traveller in that area in need of a map.

Next we have a very interesting piece, one of the original plans for the city of Albany, New York, back in 1794, by Isaac Hutton. While it is an average city plan at the end of the day, the fact that it was the plan to the capital of america's most famous state is definitely significant.

And we come to our final stop, with the map of the most inhabited parts of Virginia by Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. The map was first published in 1753, and as the name would suggest, maps out the parts of the state that actually had people living in it at the time. It's a very detailed map, showing the roads and towns connected to each other by those roads, as well as the forests in between.