COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Map Of The United States, British & Central America.
Obj Height cm:
143
Obj Width cm:
176
Scale 1:
3,540,000
Note:
First edition. Very large map of North America with nine inset maps of important cities. This map contains and is the basis of all the maps that appear in the Rogers and Johnston Atlas of the United States of North America, published in the same year. It is a stunning map, very detailed in the west; Wheat did not see this map, but did comment on two of the western maps in the Atlas - "This map is...notable for its clarity, though it is equally notable for the amount of information it contains. W and A.K. Johnston, of Edinburgh, were engravers who well understood their art, and their maps are outstanding." The Proposed Pacific Railway routes are shown. This map compares favorably to the large Colton and Mitchell U.S. maps of the same date (which are also on the same scale) and generally it is more accurate. Scarce, with only the later 1861 edition (title slightly changed - "Map of the United States and Mexico, with Canada...") in Karrow. This first edition is not in any references. A later edition, 1859, was issued with geological coloring (HR 13-123). The map case has Stanford's name at the bottom of the spine, indicating that he sold the map (and perhaps printed it as he did the Atlas). See also the 1861 U.S. only edition (#5405) and the full 1869 edition (#5402).
Reference:
cf Karrow 1-0764 (1861 edition); High Ridge 13-123 (Geological issue 1859); cf Wheat 933, 934.
Full Title:
Map Of The United States, British & Central America. From State Documents and Unpublished Materials By Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer To The Queen.
List No:
4390.001
Series No:
2
Pub Date:
1857
Pub Title:
Map Of The United States, British & Central America. From State Documents and Unpublished Materials By Professor H.D. Rogers of Boston U.S. and A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E. Geographer To The Queen.
Pub Reference:
cf Karrow 1-0764 (1861 edition); High Ridge 13-123 (Geological issue 1859); cf Wheat 933, 934.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4390.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
24
Pub Width cm:
16
Image No:
4390001
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
Edinburgh
Publisher:
W. & A.K. Johnston
Type:
Case Map
World Area:
Central America
Country:
United States
Publication Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Publication Author:
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Pub Type:
Case Map
Author:
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Author:
Rogers, Henry Darwin
Date:
1857
Map Of The United States, British & Central America.
