Finely's maps employ a delicate and elegant engraving style and provided extensive topographical and watershed information. He was the dominant map maker in the United States in the early 1820s into the 1830s. His atlases were very successful, outselling rival atlases by Carey & Lea, and Tanner. His maps were printed on high quality paper and were routinely corrected and updated.

This handsome map of the state details county seats, roads, towns and settlements, and watershed. Development is primarily east of the Allegheny Mountains, but the entire state (including today's West Virginia) is divided by county with county seats assigned to all. County development suggests the map is dated circa 1823: Alleghany has just formed from Bath (1822), but Logan County is yet to appear from Giles (1824). Engraved by J.H. Young. According to Ristow, Finley published his atlases nearly annually between 1824-1834, with one final edition appearing in 1836 (Ristow states his last atlas was 1834).

References: Ristow, pp. 268-70.

Condition: B

Contemporary color with moderate dampstains and scattered foxing.