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Birkbeck, Morris, Melish, Jo
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Title Page: Letters from Ill
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1818
Exploration Book
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Birkbeck, Morris, Melish, John |
| Full Title |
(Title Page to) 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. |
| List No |
2666A |
| 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. |
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Birkbeck, Morris, Melish, Jo
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United States.
1818
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Birkbeck, Morris, Melish, John |
| Full Title |
United States. Published 1st June 1816 by J. Melish. Philadelphia. Improved to 1818. |
| List No |
2666.001 |
| Note |
An uncolored map with one pink line. The states and territories are numbered with a reference list included on the map. |
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Birkbeck, Morris, Melish, Jo
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English Prairie and Adjacent
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1818
Exploration Book
| Authors |
Birkbeck, Morris, Melish, John |
| Full Title |
English Prairie and Adjacent Country. T.V.K & Co. Sc. J. Melish Del. |
| List No |
2666.002 |
| Note |
An uncolored map showing the townships in Illinois and Indiana. |
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Melish, John
Map Of Illinois.
1820
Separate Map
| Authors |
Melish, John |
| Full Title |
Map of Illinois Constructed from the Surveys in the General Land Office and other Documents By John Melish. Saml. Harrison, sct. Entered according to Act of Congress the 16th day of April 1818. Philadelphia. Published by John Melish. Improved to 1820. |
| List No |
5537.000 |
| Note |
Melish, in his first edition of "A Geographical Description of the United States," (1816) wrote of his plans to publish a series of sheet maps on a uniform scale that would form an atlas of the United States. He reiterated this plan in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the "Geographical Description" and expanded upon it in "A Geographical Description of the World" in 1818. According to Ristow, this plan to publish the maps at the same scale was "a new and revolutionary idea that facilitated size comparisons." Indiana was the first to be published in 1817. Tennessee was published in 1817. The Illinois map followed in 1818, with an "improved" edition in 1819. No mention is made in any sources of this map, "improved to 1820." Alabama was completed in 1818, Mississippi in 1819, and Louisiana in 1820. Only these six maps were completed before Melish died in 1822. A copy of the 1818 Illinois map is held at the Library of Congress. The 1819 map is held at the Newberry Library and the National Archives. No copy of the 1820 edition has been mentioned in the references. The map is in outline color by county with township and survey lines shown. |
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