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David H. Burr studied law, passing the New York Bar Exam, and then surveying under Simeon DeWitt in New York. His first atlas was an atlas of New York State (1829), the second state atlas to be issued in the US (after Mills’ Atlas of South Carolina in 1826). In the 1830s, he served as the official topographer for the US Post Office, producing a series of rare and highly sought-after large-format state maps. He also created a map of the country’s postal routes, which features roads, canals, and railroads. Burr traveled to London to work with John Arrowsmith; together, they produced the American Atlas in 1839.

Upon his return to the States, Burr was appointed as a draftsman for the House of Representatives, where he worked until ca. 1841. He later worked for the Louisiana Survey and the Florida Survey. By 1850, he was back in Washington D. C., working on the census. In 1852, the Senate named Burr as the draftsman to compile maps from the Federal Surveys. In 1853, Burr traveled to San Francisco, perhaps as part of his work for the Senate. He was then named as the Surveyor General of Utah in 1855. However, he was unpopular there and returned to Washington D. C. by 1870. Burr is widely regarded as one of the most important names in the nineteenth-century American history of cartography.

Place/Date:
New York / 1829 circa
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17 x 18 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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72668
Place/Date:
New York / 1835
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12.5 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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96149
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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96389
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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10.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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70763
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12.5 x 11 inches
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VG
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71351
Place/Date:
New York / 1834
Size:
12.5 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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71505
Place/Date:
New York / 1834
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10.5 x 12 inches
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VG+
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71259
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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10.5 x 12 inches
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75946
Place/Date:
New York / 1835
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12 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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70868
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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11 x 13 inches
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VG+
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54725
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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11 x 13 inches
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VG+
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71208
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12 x 10.5 inches
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71375
Place/Date:
Brattleboro, Vermont / 1834
Size:
13 x 11 inches
Condition:
Good
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96146
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
Size:
12.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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70963
Place/Date:
New York / 1834
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11 x 13 inches
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VG+
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70366
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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13 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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10.5 x 13 inches
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VG
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New York / 1836
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12 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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New York / 1836
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12 x 10.5 inches
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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11 x 13 inches
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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13 x 11 inches
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VG+
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71406
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New York / 1833
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12.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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70254
Place/Date:
New York / 1832
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10.5 x 13 inches
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VG+
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87005
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
Size:
12.5 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12.5 x 10.5 inches
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New York / 1836
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14 x 11 inches
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VG
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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13 x 11 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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10.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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New York / 1835
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12.5 x 11 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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12.5 x 10.5 inches
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1834
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New York / 1834
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New York / 1834
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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VG
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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VG
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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13 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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13 x 11 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
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13 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
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55158
Place/Date:
New York / 1836
Size:
11 x 13 inches
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VG+
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Place/Date:
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New York / 1836
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13 x 11 inches
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VG
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New York / 1836
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New York / 1836
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Place/Date:
New York / 1836
Size:
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VG+
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