COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Map of the Seat of War in North America.
Obj Height cm:
40
Obj Width cm:
55
Scale 1:
4,118,400
Note:
Large fold-out map in delicate outline color stretching from Labrador to Michigan and Ohio. A table of population is included.
Reference:
P1347; Sabin 47432; Ristow p180.
Full Title:
Map of the Seat of War in North America. J. Melish del. H.S. Tanner, Dirext. Entered as the Art Directs, and Published by John Melish, Philadelphia.
List No:
2788.001
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1815
Pub Title:
A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States; Including The British Possessions & Florida ... By John Melish. Philadelphia, Published By John Melish. G. Palmer Printer 1815. (on verso) District of Pennsylvania ... fourteenth day of March ... 1815 ... John Melish ... hath deposited ... a book.
Pub Reference:
P1347; Sabin 47432; Ristow p180.
Pub Note:
2nd edition. 9 large folding maps, 3 small maps. Melish adds four large maps, two of the St. Lawrence river area, one of the Creek Indian Territory, and one of New Orleans. Catalogue of Melish's works in front. Maps in outline color bound in half leather with fabric ties. "Military Atlas" imprinted on the spine.
Pub List No:
2788.000
Pub Maps:
12
Pub Height cm:
22
Pub Width cm:
14
Image No:
2788001
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher:
John Melish
Type:
Atlas Map
Country:
United States
Engraver or Printer:
Tanner, Henry S.
Publication Author:
Melish, John
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Author:
Melish, John
Date:
1815
Map of the Seat of War in North America.
