Author
[Chatelain Henri, 1684-1743, Gueudeville, Nicolas]
Full Title
Carte de la Nouvelle France, ou se voit le cours des grandes rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi aujour d'hui S. Louis, aux environs des-quelles se trouvent les etats, païs, nations, peuples &c. de la Floride, de la Louisiane, de la Virginie, de la Marie-Lande, de la Pensilvanie, du Nouveau Jersay, de la Nouvelle Yorck, de la Nouv. Angleterre, de l'Acadie, du Canada, des Esquimaux, des Hurons, des Iroquois, des Ilinois &c. et de la grande ile de Terre Neuve : dressee sur les memoires les plus nouveaux recueillis pour l'etablissement de la Compagnie Françoise Occident. Tom. VI. No. 23. Page 90. (to accompany) Atlas Historique ... Tome VI. A Amsterdam, chez L'Honore & Chatelain Libraires. M DCC XIX (1719).
List No
13272.687
Note
Engraved folded map, depiction of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay, based upon the 1699 voyage of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. Shows New England and eastern Canada. Includes plan and views of Quebec in decorative cartouche. Map is filled with engraved wildlife, scenes of Indians hunting, Indian villages, numerous ships, canoes and sea monsters and notations.
Author
Smiley, Thomas T.
Full Title
Western States. (with) inset map of Upper Michigan.
List No
0902.007
Note
In full color by state. Vignette of an Indian hunter.
Author
Popple, Henry
Full Title
A Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements adjacent thereto. by Henry Popple. (Sheet 5).
List No
2874.007
Note
Uncolored map includes the area from Taos, NM in the southwest to the edge of Lake Superior in the northeast. Copper mines, Indian tribes and villages, falls on the Mississippi River, and missions shown.
Full Title
Western States. H. Morse Sc. Published by Lincoln & Edmands, Boston. (1832)
List No
0006.005
Note
Engraved map. Outline hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Covers Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Author
[Carey, H. C., Lea, I.]
Full Title
Geographical, Historical, And Statistical Map Of Arkansas Territory. Map Of Arkansas And Other Territories of the United States Respectfully inscribed to the Hon. J.C. Calhoun Secretary Of War By S.H. Long Major T. Engineers. No. 35. Drawn by S.H. Long Maj. U.S. Engineers. Engraved by Young & Delleker.
List No
0122.030
Note
In full color by region surrounded by text.
Author
Cornell, S. S. (Sarah S.)
Full Title
Western division of the United States. Designed to accompany Cornell's High school geography. Drawn by E. Wells, N.Y. Entered ... 1856, by S.S. Cornell ... Southern District of New York. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 443 & 445 Broadway. (1864)
List No
0197.016
Note
Engraved map. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Covers Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and parts of surrounding states. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "Reference map."
Full Title
Western states & territories. J.H. Young Sc. (Philadelphia: John Grigg, No. 9 North Fourth Street. 1830)
List No
0315.009
Note
Engraved map. Full hand color. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. "XXXIV."
Author
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title
Map of the Western States. Engraved to Illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography. No. 9. Entered ... 1839, by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Connecticut.
List No
0523.007
Note
In full color by state. Includes explanation of symbols used to represent towns, railroads, canals and distance.
Author
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska And Kansas. 33. Entered ... 1860, by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr. ... Pennsylvania.
List No
0565.023
Note
Full color by county. Kansas and Nebraska partially shown.
Author
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title
North America sheet V. The North West and Michigan territories. J. & C. Walker sculpt. Published by Baldwin & Cradock under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, April 1st. 1833. Printed by Russell, Penge. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1844)
List No
0890.132
Note
Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. County boundaries hand col. Source: Tanner.
Author
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title
North America sheet IX. Parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. Published July 1st. 1833 by Baldwin & Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, London. Printed by Russell, Penge. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1844)
List No
0890.136
Note
Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. County boundaries hand col. Source: Tanner.
Author
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Full Title
North America sheet X. Parts of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. J. & C. Walker sculpt. Published by Baldwin & Cradock, 47 Paternoster Row, 1st. Decr. 1833. (London: Chapman & Hall, 1844)
List No
0890.137
Note
Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. County boundaries hand col. Source: Tanner.
Author
[Touring club italiano, Funk & Wagnalls Company.]
Full Title
Stati Uniti, United States of America, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky. Propr. Artistico-letteraria del T.C.I. Ufficio cartografico del T.C.I. (1929)
List No
1012.072
Note
Color map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths by isolines. Includes inset map at 1:250,000 of the Chicago region.
Author
[Touring club italiano, Funk & Wagnalls Company.]
Full Title
Stati Uniti, United States of America, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska. (with Yellowstone National Park). Propr. Artistico-letteraria del T.C.I. Ufficio cartografico del T.C.I. (1929)
List No
1012.073
Note
Color map. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Inset map at 1:750,000 scale.
Author
Zatta, Antonio, active 1757-1797
Full Title
Il Paese de' Cherachesi, con la Parte Occidentale della Carolina Settentrionale, e della Virginia. Le Colonie Unite dell' America Settentrle. Fogl. VII. (to accompany) Atlante novissimo ... Tomo IIII. Con privilegio dell Eccelimo Senato. (tomo I-IV).
List No
11598.231
Note
Engraved hand-colored in outline, double-page map. The first edition of Zatta's twelve sheet version of Mitchell's Map of North America, plus three other maps: Il Canada, La Baja D' Hudson, and Le Isole di Terra Nuova e Capo Breton. Zatta's version of Mitchell is not an exact copy: many geographical changes are introduced, and Bermuda is depicted as well as Jamaica, neither of which are shown by Mitchell. Maps showing administrative divisions, settlements, cities, towns, forts, Indian settlements, bridges, canals, mountains and rivers. Relief shown pictorially and by hacures. Includes notations.
Author
Zatta, Antonio, active 1757-1797
Full Title
Il Maryland, il Jersey Meridionale, la Delaware, e la Parte Orientale della Virginia, e Carolina Settentrionale. Le Colonie Unite dell' America Settentrle. Fogl. VIII. (to accompany) Atlante novissimo ... Tomo IIII. Con privilegio dell Eccelimo Senato. (tomo I-IV).
List No
11598.232
Note
Engraved hand-colored in outline, double-page map. The first edition of Zatta's twelve sheet version of Mitchell's Map of North America, plus three other maps: Il Canada, La Baja D' Hudson, and Le Isole di Terra Nuova e Capo Breton. Zatta's version of Mitchell is not an exact copy: many geographical changes are introduced, and Bermuda is depicted as well as Jamaica, neither of which are shown by Mitchell. Maps showing administrative divisions, settlements, cities, towns, forts, Indian settlements, bridges, canals, mountains and rivers. Relief shown pictorially and by hacures. Includes notations.
Author
Meyer, Joseph, 1796-1856
Full Title
Die staaten von Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,Kentucky & Tennessee 1850. United States of North America. Stahlstich (Direction v. Kleinknecht) aus der Schweinfurter Geographischen Graviranstalt des Bibliographischen Instituts zu Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris und Philadelphia. (in upper margin) Meyer's Zeitung Atlas. No. 68. (to accompany) Neuester Zeitungs-Atlas fur Alte und Neue Erdkunde. Herausgegeben von J. Meyer. (insets) Cincinnati. (with) Nashville. (with) Lexington.
List No
11652.096
Note
Engraved outline hand color map of the American Midwest. Shows administrative boundaries, cities and towns. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington.
Author
Stieler, Adolf, 1775–1836
Full Title
Petermann : Vereinigte Staaten Von Nord-Amerika In 6 Blattern, Bl. 2. Bearbeitet v. H. Habenicht. Gest v. Eberhardt, Kuhn, Metzeroth & Weiler. Stieler's Hand-Atlas No. 82. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1875.
List No
13563.105
Note
1 outline color map on 6 sheets. Sheet 2. Title from sheet 4. shows Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and part of Illinois
Author
[Československá akademie věd., Klíma, Jan]
Full Title
Sjednocení Itálie (1850-1870) - Občanská valka v USA (1861-1865). Československý vojenský atlas.
List No
13684.219
Note
2 Timeline maps, with 4 inset maps, text and legends, on 1 sheet. Showing 1850-1870 Unification of Italy. And American Civil War from 1861-1865. 1866 Austro-Prussian War and Austrian Empire and Kingdom of Italy war in 1866.
Author
Bartholomew, John
Full Title
(Index to) U.S.A. Lower Mississippi. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection, Standard Parallels 33 (degrees) and 45 (degrees) N. 1:2,500,000.
List No
1552.275
Note
Uncolored index map. With key to adjoining areas.
Author
Bartholomew, John
Full Title
U.S.A. Lower Mississippi. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C. LL. D. Copyright - John Bartholomew & Son, LTD.
List No
1552.276
Note
Full color map. Relief shown by shadings. Depth shown by shadings and soundings. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1440 and Oct. 55 marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner.
Author
Bartholomew, John
Full Title
(Index o) U.S.A. Great Plains North. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection, Standard Parallels 33 (degrees) and 45 (degrees) N. 1:2,500,000.
List No
1552.277
Note
Uncolored index map. With key to adjoining areas. Showing North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Minnesota ...
Author
Bartholomew, John
Full Title
U.S.A. Great Plains North. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C. LL. D. Copyright - John Bartholomew & Son, LTD.
List No
1552.278
Note
Full color map. Showing North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota ... Relief shown by shadings and spot heights. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1440 and Feb. 56 marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner.
Author
Bartholomew, John
Full Title
(Index to) U.S.A. Great Plains South. Lambert Conformal Conic Projection, Standard Parallels 33 (degrees) and 45 (degrees) N. 1:2,500,000.
List No
1552.279
Note
Uncolored index map. With key to adjoining areas. Showing Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and part of Texas.
Author
Bartholomew, John
Full Title
U.S.A. Great Plains South. The Geographical Institute Edinburgh. Edited by John Bartholomew, M.C. LL. D. Copyright - John Bartholomew & Son, LTD.
List No
1552.280
Note
Full color map. Showing Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and part of Texas. Relief shown by shadings and spot heights. Prime meridian is Greenwich. No. 1440 and Feb. 56 marked on the lower corners of plate. The Times Atlas on the upper left corner.
Author
[Colton, G.W., United States. War Department]
Full Title
Section of G. Woolworth Colton's new guide map of the United States and Canada with railroads, counties, etc. 1863. Used by General Grant in marking the proposed lines of operations of the armies of the United States, in 1864. Julius Bien & Co., Lith., N.Y. (1891-1895)
List No
1780.136
Note
Col. map. "Counties and unimportant places appearing on the original map are here omitted."
Author
Huntington, Francis Junius, 1802-1878
Full Title
The Western States. Entered ... Aril 23d, 1832 by F.J. Huntington ... Connecticut.
List No
1902.004
Note
Engraved map. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington.
Full Title
Western States. Entered ... 1836, by Eleazer Huntington ... Connecticut.
List No
2022.010
Note
Engraved map. Hand colored. Covers Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri. Shows counties, settlements, etc. Prime meridian: Washington.
Author
Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
Full Title
Map showing the position of the center of population at the close of each decade from 1790 to 1900 and the location of the median point in 1880, 1890 and 1900. Compiled by Henry Gannett, Geographer. (United States Census Office, 1903). Julius Bien & Co., N.Y.
List No
2152.016
Note
Lithographed map of Ohio and West Virginia and parts of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan.
Author
Vandermaelen, Philippe, 1795-1869
Full Title
Partie des Etats-Unis. Amer. Sep. no. 41. (Dresse par Ph. Vandermaelen, lithographie par H. Ode. Quatrieme partie. - Amer. sept. Bruxelles. 1827)
List No
2212.246
Note
Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows Indians tribes with populations, etc.
Author
Vandermaelen, Philippe, 1795-1869
Full Title
Haut Canada et Michigan. Amer. Sep. no. 42. Dressee et dessinee par Ph. Vandermaelen. Desee. sur pierre et Lithe. par H. Ode et Ph. Lippens, Avril 1825. (Quatrieme partie. - Amer. sept. Bruxelles. 1827)
List No
2212.247
Note
Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows mineral deposits, etc.
Author
Vandermaelen, Philippe, 1795-1869
Full Title
Partie des Etats-Unis. Amer. Sep. no. 49. Dressee et dessie. par Ph. Vandermaelen. La lettre par Fois. Charles. Desinee sur pierre et Litie. par H. Ode, Avril 1825. (Quatrieme partie. - Amer. sept. Bruxelles. 1827)
List No
2212.254
Note
Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows Indian tribes, mineral deposits, etc. Covers Missouri and parts of Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Author
Vandermaelen, Philippe, 1795-1869
Full Title
Partie des Etats-Unis. Amer. Sep. no. 50. Dressee et dessinee par Ph. Vandermaelen. La lettre par Ph. Lippens. Desinee sur pierre et Lith. par H. Ode, Mai 1825. (Quatrieme partie. - Amer. sept. Bruxelles. 1827)
List No
2212.255
Note
Hand col. lithographed map. Relief shown by hachures. Shows mineral deposits, etc. Covers Indiana, Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Author
Lloyd, H.H.
Full Title
Atlas of the United States. Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. (by H.H. Lloyd. Published by Stedman, Brown & Lyon, Baltimore. 1873)
List No
2239.022
Note
Hand col. lithographed map. Counties in full color. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
[Breese, Samuel, 1802-1873, Morse, Sidney E. (Sidney Edwards), 1794-1871, Nicollet, J. N. (Joseph Nicolas), 1786-1843]
Full Title
Iowa and Wisconsin. Chiefly from the map of N.J. Nicollet. Entered ... 1844 by Sidney E. Morse and Samuel Breese ... New York. (New York: Published by Harper & Brothers, 1845)
List No
2301.015
Note
Col. wax engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. "Shows Iowa Territory extending into present day Minnesota and North and South Dakota. Gives early Indian names of Rivers" (Checklist ... 8-0650). Prime meridians: (Greenwich) and Washington.
Full Title
Western States. Entered according to act of Congress. (1837)
List No
2430.008
Note
Engraved map. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Covers Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and parts of Michigan and Missouri. Shows states, counties, cities (with population), railroad, canals, etc. Prime meridian: Washington.
Author
[Stieler, Adolf, Petermann, A.]
Full Title
Vereinigte Staaten Von Nord-Amerika In 6 Blattern, Bl. 2. Petermann. Bearbeitet v. H. Habenicht. Gest v. Eberhardt, Kuhn, Metzeroth & Weiler. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1873.
List No
2449.089
Note
The United States in 6 sheets. Sheet 2 includes Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and part of Illinois. In outline color.
Author
Goodrich, S.G.
Full Title
Western States. United States. G. Boynton Sc. Entered ... by S.G. Goodrich of Massachusetts. (Boston: Gray & Bowen ... 1831)
List No
2468.013
Note
Two hand colored engraved maps on facing pages. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Western States map covers Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Author
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus Jr., 1792-1868
Full Title
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. (to accompany) Mitchell's New Reference Atlas for the Use of Colleges, Libraries, Families and Counting Houses. Philadelphia: Published By E.H. Butler & Co. 1865.
List No
2516.015
Note
Hand colored map. Relief shown by hachures. Showing administrative divisions, major cities, railways, rivers, lakes, mail routes and mountains. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington.
Author
[Gray, Ormando Willis, Lloyd, H.H., Walling, H. F.]
Full Title
Atlas of the United States. Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. (Published by Stedman, Brown & Lyon, Cincinnati. 1872. Entered ... 1872, by H.F. Walling, and O.W. Gray, and H.H. Lloyd & Co. ... Washington)
List No
2710.027
Note
Hand col. lithographed map. Counties in full color. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
Carey, Mathew
Full Title
The Upper Territories of the United States. Kneass & Delleker Sc.
List No
2721.030
Note
Outline color by territory. U.S. land is marked. Prime meridians Philadelphia and London. Relief shown by hachures.
Author
[Fremont, J.C., Preuss, Charles]
Full Title
Topographical Map Of The Road From Missouri To Oregon, Commencing At The Mouth Of The Kansas In The Missouri River And Ending At The Mouth Of The Wallah Wallah In The Columbia. In VII Sections. Section I. From the field notes and journal of Capt. J.C. Fremont, and from sketches and notes made on the ground by his assistant Charles Preuss. Compiled by Charles Preuss, 1846 By order of the Senate of the United States ... Lithogr. by E. Weber & Co. Baltimore ...
List No
2773.001
Note
Map includes a chart of meteorological observations giving remarks, the temperature reading, and the altitude. It is also noted that "This section abounds with grass, water and fuel so that emigrants may encamp almost anywhere." But, elk and deer, the only game, are very scarce.
Author
[Fremont, J.C., Preuss, Charles]
Full Title
Topographical Map Of The Road From Missouri To Oregon, Commencing At The Mouth Of The Kansas In The Missouri River And Ending At The Mouth Of The Wallah Wallah In The Columbia. In VII Sections. Section II. From the field notes and journal of Capt. J.C. Fremont, and from sketches and notes made on the ground by his assistant Charles Preuss. Compiled by Charles Preuss, 1846 By order of the Senate of the United States ... Lithogr. by E. Weber & Co. Baltimore ...
List No
2773.002
Note
Map includes a chart of meteorological observations giving remarks, the temperature reading, and the altitude. Buffalo are present in "inumerable bands," and it is suggested that the dung be used for fuel. Timber is scarce , except on the islands. It is noted that the Pawnee pose a threat to the traveler as they are likely to rob the emigrants along the route. A note from Fremont's report about the first viewing of the buffalo is included below the map.
Author
Mitchell, Samuel Augustus
Full Title
Map of the chief part of the Western States and part of Virginia. Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography. Entered ... 1839 by S. Augustus Mitchell ... Connecticut.
List No
3559.008
Note
Engraved map. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Covers Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and parts of Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Virginia. Shows railroads, canals, lengths and navigability of major rivers, counties, cities, battle sites, etc. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Author
[Warner, Higgins & Beers, Lloyd, H.H.]
Full Title
Atlas of the United States. Map of the Central States. Warner, Higgins & Beers Publishers. From H. H. Lloyd & Co.,s. Atlas of the United States. (to accompany) Atlas of the State of Illinois To Which Is Added An Atlas Of The United States Maps of The Hemispheres &c. &c. &c. Warner, Higgins & Beers Publishers. 143 Clark St. Chicago. 1871.
List No
3749.037
Note
Outline hand colored lithographed map. Showing state and county boundaries, cities, towns, rivers, mountains, steamboat routes, roads and railroads. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by isolines. Prime meridians are Washington, D.C. and Greenwich.
Author
[Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871, Rogers, Henry Darwin]
Full Title
States Of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia (with the District of Columbia) North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, And Indiana. By Prof. H.D. Rogers & A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Entered in Sta. Hall. London ... & according to an act of Congress ... 1857, by H.D. Rogers ... Massachusetts. London, John Murray, Albemarle Street, Edinburgh, W. & A.K. Johnston. Engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh.
List No
3825.011
Note
States are shown in outline printed color with counties in blue.
Author
Rand McNally and Company
Full Title
Road map of Central United States. Copyright by Rand McNally & Company. Chicago, Ill. Made in U.S.A. P.3464.
List No
4245.016
Note
Uncolored map. Includes explanation, showing roads, points of interest, distances, etc. Relief shown by hachures. Shows Highway markers.
Author
Carey, Mathew
Full Title
The Upper Territories of the United States. Kneass & Delleker Sc.
List No
4577.025
Note
Outline color by territory. U.S. land is marked.
Author
[Collot, George Henri Victor, Tardieu, P.F.]
Full Title
A General Map of the River Ohio, Plate the first. Grave par Tardieu l'aine. PL. 8.
List No
4664.006
Note
These four maps show the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi, at a very large scale, and would make a map over ten feet long if joined end to end. These maps of the Ohio are the best and most original maps in the atlas: "The beautifully executed map of the Ohio River depicts vividly the wilderness that this country was at the time of his journey" (Wagner Camp). The level of detail is great: individual farms are shown with the owner's names, soundings for the entire river length, towns and villages, swamps, natural curiosities, rapids, and much else. When compared with Zadock Cramer's maps of the river in his "Navigator," the Collot maps are much superior, containing far more information on the river depths and surrounding shores and islands. Thomas Hutchins large map shows the Ohio well, but only at about one fourth the scale of the Collot maps; Andrew Ellicott's two maps of the river, at about one third the Collot scale, leave large stretches to conjecture. As an 1805 printing of a 1796 journey, these maps are without equal in depicting the early settlements on the Ohio. Without color.
Author
[Collot, George Henri Victor, Tardieu, P.F.]
Full Title
A General Map of the River Ohio, Plate the second. Grave par Tardieu l'aine. PL. 9.
List No
4664.007
Note
These four maps show the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi, at a very large scale, and would make a map over ten feet long if joined end to end. These maps of the Ohio are the best and most original maps in the atlas: "The beautifully executed map of the Ohio River depicts vividly the wilderness that this country was at the time of his journey" (Wagner Camp). The level of detail is great: individual farms are shown with the owner's names, soundings for the entire river length, towns and villages, swamps, natural curiosities, rapids, and much else. When compared with Zadock Cramer's maps of the river in his "Navigator," the Collot maps are much superior, containing far more information on the river depths and surrounding shores and islands. Thomas Hutchins large map shows the Ohio well, but only at about one fourth the scale of the Collot maps; Andrew Ellicott's two maps of the river, at about one third the Collot scale, leave large stretches to conjecture. As an 1805 printing of a 1796 journey, these maps are without equal in depicting the early settlements on the Ohio. Without color.
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