John Melish Map of Texas 1820 Original Vintage

Description: Original vintage map Philadelphia, Published by M. Carey & Son 1820. Engraved by B. Tanner.17 3/4" x 21 3/4" With original hand color. With one vertical fold. No chips, no tears. Description gleaned from SaveTexasHistory.org "United States of America Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities""This detailed map published by notable cartographer John Melish represents one of the best cartographic examples of the geography of the United States at the beginning of the American immigration movement to Texas. Melish’s map illustrates the expanding territorial claims of the United States in the decades after the Louisiana Purchase. The Missouri Territory formed a border with British Canada to the north and Spanish Mexico in the southwest, while the Arkansas territory borders present-day Texas along the Red River and the Panhandle. Waterways, topography, settlements, and other landmarks are drawn in intricate detail across the continent." "Galveston, named for Bernardo de Galvéz y Madrid, appears on the map as “Galvezton;” however, Galveston Bay is described with its familiar modern spelling. First used as a haven for pirates in the Gulf of Mexico, the port of Galveston was officially established by the Mexican government in 1825." "Spanish territorial claims in North America extended far north into the Rocky Mountains and west to the Pacific Ocean (not pictured). The independent Republic of Texas would eventually assert a similar claim; however the area in question was never settled nor administered by the government, and the claim was dropped as part of the Compromise of 1850." Texas is labeled, as is the town of “Galvezton,” near present-day Beaumont. The spelling Melish used for the island dates to 1785 and the Spanish explorer José de Evia. De Evia named it Gálvez-town after Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. Often, earlier maps refer to the island as San Luis, a name given by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.John Melish, (1771–1822) a Scottish-born immigrant to the United States was one of the most notable and prolific Philadelphia mapmakers of the nineteenth century. He was the first to establish a publishing company devoted solely to maps and geographical works in the U.S., publishing his first works in 1812. President Thomas Jefferson was so impressed with Melish’s mapping that he hung one of Melish’s early U.S. maps in the entrance hall of his home at Monticello."" Written by Texas General Land Office Editor for Save Texas History

Price: 2000 USD

Location: Northford, Connecticut

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