BRIELLE & MANASQUAN RIVER New Jersey NJ Rare 1879 MAP Hand Drawn on Silk or Linen / Pearce John Brown Osborn Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, August 15, 2008 End Time Monday, August 25, 2008 Location Hightstown, NJ See more about 'BRIELLE & MANASQUAN RIVER New Jersey NJ Rare 1879 MAP' Description This auction is for an 1879 hand drawn on silk or linen map of what would become Brielle, NJ along the Manasquan River... The hand written description says : " A MAP OF A PORTION OF THE NORTH SHORE OF MANASQUAN RIVER... In Wall Township, Monmouth County, NJ.       FOR  Capt. John M Brown.,  Capt Winant V Pearce.,  Mrs Sarah E Shibla.,  Capt. Theodore S P Brown.,  Capt. John M Brown.,  and Mrs. Phoebe A Wiley  who are applying  to  Rep. Commissioner  for grant to water fronts. Surveyed & Mapped Scale 100 feet to an inch...  Point Pleasant, NJ by Scamill S Osborn Suvy. Comp., Dec 16th 1879 " SCROLL DOWN FOR HISTORICAL DATA regarding names found on the map... Condition and details : Map is hand drawn on silk or linen,  not paper... Very delicate.... Note the loss at far left hand bottom corner area and the beginning of some loss at far right hand bottom corner area... One center fold line and 3 vertical fold lines make up 8 panels... Some creasing and seperation along the fold lines - especially split at center vertical fold(see image provivded)  Some spotty foxing and browning... Expert restoration is suggested for this item. Extremely rare map. I know this item will find the right home... Note the Manasquan River Bridge in the foreground, center right...  " Draw " marked next to the draw bridge... I do not see a signature or name of artist anywhere on the map... NOTE : TO AVOID LOSS OR DAMAGE - I HAVE NO PROBLEM HAND DELIVERING THE MAP TO YOU. I will only offer this service if the buyer lives within 100 miles of my home. Any further and we can discuss gas compensation or the like...  My zipcode is 08520... Obviously this map cannot be shipped flat - it's too large. I would not trust the USPS with a flat object of this size. I am also NOT offering this item to anybody outside of the United States. A map like this belongs here - and I will do everything I can to make sure the map finds the right home... Please bid accordingly. You know that a map like this will not be for sale again for a very long time. A one of a kind. Amazing find... MEASURES :  29 1/8 x 19 1/4 inches... Historical Data : * IS this the same John M Brown who owned much of Barnegat Light around the same time...??? and who is also the namesake of Brownsville... * Same Capt. John Brown ??? : " It wasn’t until the second half of the 1800’s that Brielle started to develop as a "summer" destination. At this point, many summer cottages and hotels were being built along the Manasquan River. The most popular riverfront hotel was The Union House, established after the Civil War by Captain John Brown. " * Captain Winant V Pearce was from Brooklyn, NY... *   " By the second half of the 1800's a number of "cottages", summer hotels and boarding houses were being constructed along the Manasquan River at or near Union Landing. This area was in those days referred to as "the Union" or just plain "Union". The most popular hotel, established after the Civil War by Captain John Brown, was the Union House located on the river at the foot of Union Lane. In May 1888, Robert Louis Stevenson spent a month there on the referral of his good friend Will Low, the painter. While here, Stevenson wrote a portion of "The Master of Ballantrae". He was fascinated by the many cat boats he observed on the river, and learned how to sail one. On a specific occasion he and Low, who had decided to stay also, sailed up the river to Osborn Island, and upon landing, proclaimed it "Treasure Island", by carving that name plus their initials onto a bulkhead there. This took place five years after he had completed his famous novel of the same name. To this day, many still refer to the island as such. It is now officially named Nienstedt Island, honoring the family who donated it to the borough. Stevenson and Low were not the only celebrities to visit Union. Other guests here included Upton Sinclair, Fred Astaire and Minnie Maddern Fiske, a famous dramatic actress at the turn of the last century. On July 7, 1881, a group of businessmen formed the Brielle Land Association, and purchased 150 acres of farm land between Longstreet's (or Debbie's) Creek and mud pond to be divided into lots for sale as vacations home sites. This land was north of Union Landing. They named this development "Brielle" upon the suggestion by one of their number who had visited Brielle, Holland the year before. He thought this area resmbled the country side and the coastal towns which dot Europe's lowlands on the North Sea and the English Channel. It was during this period that the area began to flourish as a resort. The railroad had been extended south along the shore. Incidentally, Mud Pond was quickly renamed Glimmer Glass." Thank You for taking the time to view this auction... <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Please see all images provided.    This Auction ENDS  Sunday August 24,  2008... THIS IS A  TEN (10) DAY AUCTION...  Duration - Wednesday August 14th to  Sunday the 24th Please see photos provided for more details...    Please email me for specifics... 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