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Upper & Lower Canada, Gaspe. Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834; Bouchette, Joseph, 1829
 View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: Sketch from Bouchette's maps of Upper & Lower Canada and the District of Gaspe. Exhibiting the true range of highlands dividing the waters of the St. Lawrence & the Atlantic, and the imaginary ranges claimed by the British for the boundary of the State of Main. (By Moses Greenleaf). W. Chapin Sc. N. York. Portland, published by Shirley & Hyde, 1829. Author: Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834; Bouchette, Joseph Date: 1829 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, 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. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834; Bouchette, Joseph Date: 1829 Short Title: Upper & Lower Canada, Gaspe. Publisher: Portland: Shirley & Hyde Type: Atlas Map Object Height cm: 41 Object Width cm: 42 Scale 1: 1,150,000 Note: Engraved map. Relief shown by hachures. State / Province: Maine ; New Brunswick ; Quebec Subject: Boundaries Full Title: Sketch from Bouchette's maps of Upper & Lower Canada and the District of Gaspe. Exhibiting the true range of highlands dividing the waters of the St. Lawrence & the Atlantic, and the imaginary ranges claimed by the British for the boundary of the State of Main. (By Moses Greenleaf). W. Chapin Sc. N. York. Portland, published by Shirley & Hyde, 1829. List No: 3441.002 Page No: pl. II Series No: 3 Engraver or Printer: Chapin, William, 1802-1888 Published In: Atlas accompanying Greenleaf's map and statistical survey of Maine ... Portland -- Shirley & Hyde Publishers, (1829) Publication Author: Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834 Publication Date: 1829 Publication Reference: Phillips, 1772; Phillips. Maps of America, p. 384-385; Ristow, W.W. American maps and mapmakers, p. 96; Smith, E.C. Moses Greenleaf, p. 71-77; LeGear. Atlases of the United States, L1499; Schwartz, S.I. and R.E. Ehrenberg, The mapping of America, p. 251; Howes, W. U.S.Iana, 393. Publication Note: The third U.S. state atlas, after Mill's North Carolina and Burr's New York State. Contains six maps, one of which is a sheet of Geologic sections, and a sheet of Meteorological Diagrams. The maps are engraved by William Chapin of New York. The atlas accompanied Greenleaf's Survey of the State of Maine and his Map of Maine, all published together in 1829. The first four maps relate to the Northeastern Boundary dispute and are the only maps published in Maine that dealt with the boundary question. The fifth and sixth maps relate to grants, patterns of settlement, population, etc. The final plate gives Meteorological diagrams with information derived from Greenleaf's own observations of climate. In original half leather, marbled paper covered boards with printed title and index label. This copy has notes from Portland Bookseller Francis O'Brien written in 1954 and stating that "This copy is from the noted Maine collection of Janus G. Elder of Lewiston, Maine ... See tribute to him in the preface to Williamson's Bibliography of Maine." Publication List No: 3441.000 Publication Type: State Atlas Publication Maps: 6 Publication Height cm: 35 Publication Width cm: 22 Image No: 3441002
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