Browse All By Letter

Browse By Lists

Find Similar Items

Historic Maps » English Prairie and Adjacent Country. by Birkbeck, Morris ; Melish, John from 1818

These historical cartographic images are part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight.

English Prairie and Adjacent Country. by Birkbeck, Morris ; Melish, John from 1818

View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker)

Author: Birkbeck, Morris ; Melish, John

Date: 1818

Short Title: English Prairie and Adjacent Country.

Publisher: Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son

Type: Book Map

Obj Height cm: 17

Obj Width cm: 12

Scale 1: 982,080

Note: An uncolored map showing the townships in Illinois and Indiana.

Reference: Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West, 4-2809.

State/Province: Illinois ; Indiana

Full Title: English Prairie and Adjacent Country. T.V.K & Co. Sc. J. Melish Del.

List No: 2666.002

Series No: 3

Engraver or Printer: Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.

Publication Author: Birkbeck, Morris ; Melish, John

Pub Date: 1818

Pub Title: Letters From Illinois By Morris Birkbeck ... Illustrated by a Map of the United States, Shewing Mr. Birkbeck's Journey From Norfolk To Illinois And a Map of English Prairie and the Adjacent Country, by John Melish. Philadelphia: Published By M. Carey & Son, 126, Chestnut Street. 1818.

Pub Reference: Howes B467; Buck 105.

Pub Note: "1st edition with ads for ""the Olive Branch."" The map of the United States is from Carey's Juvenile Atlas and the Universal School Atlas, with the author's route drawn in. The English Prairie map was done only for this book, I believe, and does not appear elsewhere. The original boards are bound into this later binding."

Pub List No: 2666.000

Pub Type: Exploration Book

Pub Maps: 2

Pub Height cm: 21

Pub Width cm: 12

Image No: 2666002

Institution: Rumsey Collection

Ownership Statement: Copyright 1998

Images copyright © 2000 by Cartography Associates. Images may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use. For commercial use or commercial republication, contact . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. By downloading any images from this site, you agree to the terms of that license.

home | about | view the collection | recent additions | news | help
Copyright© 2003 Cartography Associates.
All rights reserved.

java.io.FileNotFoundException: L:\tomcatcache\detail\cache\k44tmKMbVN9PXhGdudXOBA%3D%3D (The system cannot find the path specified) at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Native Method) at java.io.FileOutputStream.(FileOutputStream.java:176) at java.io.FileOutputStream.(FileOutputStream.java:131) at java.io.FileWriter.(FileWriter.java:73) at com.luna.directory.detail.doRecordPage(detail.java:394) at com.luna.directory.detail.doGet(detail.java:475) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:247) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:256) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2415) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:180) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:171) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:172) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:641) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:643) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:480) at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:995) at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:223) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:261) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:360) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:604) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:562) at org.apache.jk.common.SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:679) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:619) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)