A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches

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A map of the United States of North America
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Title:
A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches
Description:
America Transformed: This large wall map details the United States at the onset of the 19th century. The young nation’s western boundary is the Mississippi River, based on the 1783 Paris Peace Treaty. In addition to the original 13 states, three new ones appear: Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee. As Euro-American settlers moved across the Appalachian Mountains, they encountered Native and French communities, including the Tsalagi (Cherokee), Chikasha (Chickasaw), Chahta (Choctaw), and Mvskoke (Creek) who inhabited expansive ancestral lands in the southern portion of this trans-Appalachian region. An image of Niagara Falls, which became part of the nation’s popular iconography, adorns the cartouche.
Creator:
Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Name on Item:
by A. Arrowsmith.
Date:
1802
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
United States--Maps
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--Maps
Places:
Niagara Falls (waterfall)
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 123 x 141 cm, sheets 31 x 140 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : A. Arrowsmith
Edition:
1802 ed.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:1,750,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes illustrated cartouche of Niagara Falls and textual notes on it.
Outline color.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "America transformed. Part 1: the United States expands westward," organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library, 2019.
Identifier:
06_01_006210
Call #:
G3700 1802 .A7
Barcode:
39999065671685