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Maps. For Ancient History, by Charles Rollin, 1830. Carthaginian Empire [Map]

 Item — Container: Rare Books, Object: 930 R651an v.1, Object: S1728
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented. Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates: 1789 - 1845

Maps. For Ancient History, by Charles Rollin, 1830. Syria et Assyria [Map]

 Item — Container: Rare Books, Object: 930 R651an v.1, Object: S1729
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented. Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates: 1789 - 1845

Maps. For Ancient History, by Charles Rollin, 1830. Plan of Babylon [Map]

 Item — Container: Rare Books, Object: 930 R651an v.1, Object: S1730
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented. Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates: 1789 - 1845

Natural History. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, vol. II, 1826-28. Pl. I

 Item — Container: Rare Books, Object: 508 L981an v.2, Object: S1809
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Most of the approximately 300 items in the Maverick Family Collection come from the New York City and Newark workshops of Peter Maverick (1780-1831) and document his skill and technique in engraving on copper or steel. Several are the work of other hands in whole or in part: Maverick’s father Peter Rushton Maverick, his brother Samuel, his daughters Emily and Maria Ann and other family members are all represented. Formats in the collection include bank notes, book illustrations,...
Dates: 1803 - 1850