Three Early-19th-Century Maps of North Carolina

To include:

John Payne. NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES. 1800. New York: John Low, [1799]. Engraved by A. Anderson for volume IV of Payne's A New and Complete System of Universal Geography (volume dated 1799, map dated 1800). Detailed folding map with simple title cartouche; showing Grandfather Mountain, "Great Alligator dismal Swamp," and other important and interesting features labeled; unframed. Sheet size 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. (Age toning and foxing, with some areas of browning; fold lines, as issued, with a couple of additional creases and folds, minor edge wear including slight separation starting at fold, and two small stains at lower margin.)

S[amuel] Lewis. NORTH CAROLINA. Boston, circa 1812. From Aaron Arrowsmith's and Samuel Lewis's A New and Elegant General Atlas. Drawn by Lewis and engraved by Tanner. With inset map of "Western Part of North Carolina continued," simple title cartouche, and labeled with towns, counties, rivers, swamps, and more, and a timely interest in the western part of the state; unframed. Sheet size 8 7/16 x 10 7/8 in. (Scattered foxing; slight age toning; margins with trimming and a closed tear; a lovely copy of this early map.)

Mathew Carey. NORTH CAROLINA. Philadelphia, circa 1816. From Carey's A General Atlas; engraved by J[ohn] Bower. Presenting towns, sounds, rivers, Great Alligator Swamp, and more; with inset map of the western part of the state; unframed. Sheet size 8 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (Light age toning, scattered foxing and light creasing, and margins with three attachment holes at upper margin, a minor stain, and general light edge wear from binding and handling; a wonderful example of this small but detailed map with prominent plate mark.)

From a Private Outer Banks Collection

Per the consignor, previously part of the collection of Outer Banks historian, author, and realtor David Stick (1919-2009).