Meyer, Ernest L.
1871

Unrecorded map of Elizabeth, New Jersey 19th Century

Map of the City of Elizabeth [New Jersey] by Ernest L. Meyer and W.F. Wonneberg from 1871.

DESCRIPTION: Unrecorded map of Elizabeth, New Jersey by Ernest L. Meyer and W.F. Wonneberg from 1871. Single sheet, apparently the bottom half of a two-sheet map. Published two years before an earthquake, in September 1873, caused a panic that led to a recession. Ernest L. Meyer C.E. was City Surveyor for Elizabeth, N.J.

Not in LOC, WorldCat, or AMPR. Not found online, nor mentioned anywhere.

Engraved by J. Schedler. No. 60 Fulton Street, N.Y. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871 by Ernest L. Meyer and W.F. Wonneberg in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington D.C.

Meyer also published a "Map of Elizabethtown, N.J. at the time of the Revolutionary War"; a smaller "Map of the City of Elizabeth, N.J.", 1856; and with P. Witzel in 1862, the "Topographical Map of Union County, New Jersey".

Includes two ink stamps: John G. Saurwein, Attorney at Law, Elizabeth, N.J.; and James Vosseller.

CREATOR: Meyer, Ernest L.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1871

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Staten Island Sound

CONDITION: Good.  A few wrinkles. Cloth edging missing or tattered in places.

COLORING: Lithographed color.

ENGRAVER: 

SIZE: 42 " x 26 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 1409

PRICE: $4650

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