Media Group: Louisiana Purchas

Wilkinson, Robert

North America, published the 12th of August 1804. By R. Wilkinson, No.58, Cornhill, London. E. Bourne Sculp.

5156.000

First edition. Full color. This beautiful, rare map is the first to show the entire Louisiana Territory as part of the United States, both in the delineated boundaries on the map and in the table showing the possessions of the United States: "Province, Ceded by France 30 Apr. 1803, Louisiana." The Bradley "Map of The United States..." of June 2nd, 1804, is the first map to mention the event: ôThe French call the country West of Conecuh River Louisiana & have ceded it to the United States," but the Bradley map shows only a small portion of Louisiana Territory just west of the Mississippi River. Wilkinson follows Arrowsmith's geography (from his "New Discoveries..." map of 1802) in the Rocky Mountain and the Oregon River areas, but adds new settlements and place names not on Arrowsmith's map along the northwest coast. Franklinia is shown between Tennessee and North Carolina. Wheat trashes the 1824 issue (which is unchanged from the 1804) as hopelessly out of date, but this 1804 issue was not seen by Wheat and is very accurate and forward looking for its period. The large folio General Atlas that this map appeared in is elusive: it is not listed in any references (Phillips lists only Wilkinson's smaller General Atlas issues, even though he refers to one or two issues as folio in size). Wilkinson mentions publishing it in parts, with eleven maps completed by 1808 and thirty five completed by 1823 (noted on the index pages of his quarto General and Classical Atlases of those dates). It seems to be as scarce as this North America map.

[Arrowsmith, Aaron, Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859]

(A new map of Mexico and adjacent provinces compiled from original documents by A. Arrowsmith, 1810. Sheet 4). London, Published 5th October 1810 by A. Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square. (Engraved by E. Jones)

5699.013

Engraved map. Outline hand col. Relief shown by hachures. Sheet 4 of 4. Shows settlements, roads, Indian tribes, rivers, etc. Covers parts of the Southwestern U.S.

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859

(Composite Map of) Carte Generale Du Royaume De La Nouvelle Espagne depuis le Parallele de 16¼ jusqu'au Parallele de 38¼ (Latitude Nord). Dressee Sur des Observations Astronomiques et sur l'ensemble des Materiaux qui existoient a Mexico, au commencement de l'annee 1804. Par Alexandre de Humboldt. Ls. Aubert pere Scripsit. 1. and 1(bis). Dessine a Mexico par l'Auteur en 1804, perfectionne par le meme, par M.M. Friesen, Oltmanns, et Thuilier 1809. Grave par Barriere - et l'Ecriture par L. Aubert pere, a Paris.

0328.003

Composite map of Mexico. Without color.

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859

Carte Du Mexique et des Pays Limitrophes Situes Au Nord et a l'est Dressee d'apres la Grande Carte de la Nouvelle Espagne De Mr. A. De Humboldt et d'autres Materiaux par J.B. Poirson. 1811. 2. Grave par Barriere. et l'ecriture par L. Aubert. Se trouve a Paris chez F. Schoell, Libraire.

0328.004

An uncolored map of Mexico, the United States and the West Indies.