1889
Maker: Chester Wolverton
Antique hand-colored map of Villa Park and Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey, along the New Jersey Shore. Published in Wolverton's Atlas of Monmouth County, New Jersey, 1889. Includes points of interest, as well as steam railroads, streetcars, water mains, and the names of some property owners at the time of publication. Buildings are colored to indicate their construction material type (stone, brick, or frame,) and marked to indicate if they are a residence/business, or a barn/stable, etc. Includes the Monmouth Hotel, labeled with its original name Monmouth House. Center fold, as issued. Very good antique condition with some wrinkling and toning, which are mainly concentrated at the outer edges of the paper, and a few spots of minor foxing/staining, as well as some notes written in pencil by a previous owner. Very tight margin along the bottom of the page, with the map extending to the outer paper edge. Measures approximately 18.25" x 28.25" to the neatline.
Genuine Antique Hand-Colored Map from 1889
Item Number: NJE807