Map of the United States is a photograph by Paul Fearn which was uploaded on October 28th, 2013.
Map of the United States
This is a fascinating 1850 map of the United States. Covers the United States from Texas (shown at fullest extant) and Santa Fe north through the... more
by Paul Fearn
Title
Map of the United States
Artist
Paul Fearn
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Photograph
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This is a fascinating 1850 map of the United States. Covers the United States from Texas (shown at fullest extant) and Santa Fe north through the Missouri Territory to Canada and east to the Atlantic. The Trans-Mississippi region is exceptionally interesting with a fascinating (if somewhat inaccurate even ate the time) depiction of the political geography. A long Narrow Nebraska territory extends to Canada. There is a large “Western Territory roughly where Oklahoma is today. New Mexico Territory is alternatively called Santa Fe territory. Missouri Territory occupies the full region west of Nebraska. Texas shown with interesting detail, but lacks the Panhandle - a error common to European maps of Texas from this period. Washington and Franklin medallions decorate the right and left borders. Decorative vignettes depicts a Buffalo Hunt, Penn’s Treaty with the Indians, and the Washington Monument. The whole has the highly decorative presentation and elaborate border distinctive of Tallis maps. Undated but, published by the John Tallis & Company, London & New York in 1850-1852.
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October 28th, 2013
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