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For sale nice rare hard to find1864 historical map of Thomas Paine’s residences in Greenwich Village, New York
in good vintage condition you can see on the picturessize about 12 x 7 inchesnice to have for the collectionfrom the research:
Thomas Paine (1737–1809) was a writer and political thinker whose work helped inspire American independence.He is often counted among America’s Founding Fathers.
Born in England, he moved to Philadelphia in1774, with help from Benjamin Franklin. He became famous for explaining revolutionary ideas in language ordinary people could understand.
map concerns the final months of his life. Paine died on June 8, 1809, in Greenwich Village, New York, aged 72. The map tracks the houses where he stayed and where he died.
Some particularly interesting details visible in your photographs include:
- Paine boarded with Mr. Ryder, along with Madame Bonneville and her two sons, until May 1809.
- A separate building is marked as the back room where Paine died.
- Herring Street in the earlier panels becomes Bleecker Street in the 1864 panel.
- The map preserves older names including Raisin Street and Burrows Street.
- Its printed scale is 150 feet to one inch.
Who made it?
Your sheet explicitly credits “John Randel Junr. C.E.”
