[MAP] COOK, George Hammel / GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW JERSEY. Atlas of New Jersey. Julius Bien and C°, New York, 1888. 615 x 445 mm. Large double-leaf folio atlas comprising 17 regional maps, 1 New Jersey state map and 1 relief map, all lithographed in color except for the New Jersey state map. Grey paper cover sheet adorned with a map indexing the names of all the maps included in the atlas. Minimal foxing, small tears in the margins sometimes affecting the edge of the map. The atlas "According to Original Surveys Based on Triangulation of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey" shows counties, townships, settlements, railroads, roads, rescue stations, lighthouses, etc., as well as a list of all the maps included in the atlas. At various times during the 19th century, the State of New Jersey had a State Geologist. After a three-year hiatus, from 1861 to 1864, "An Act to complete the Geological Survey of the State" was passed on March 30, 1864. George Hammell Cook (1818-1889) was appointed to the position. A former civil engineer and professor at Rutgers University, he had been Kitchell's assistant geologist during the geological exploration of the 1850s. In 1864, Cook also became vice-president of Rutgers College; he was instrumental in the institution's bid for land-grant college status." Bibliography: - LeGear. Atlases of the United States, L5609; Schwartz, Seymour I. and Ehrenberg, Ralph E. The mapping of America, p. 310. Provenance: Société Géologique de France.