COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
English Prairie and Adjacent Country.
Obj Height cm:
17
Obj Width cm:
12
Scale 1:
982,080
Note:
An uncolored map showing the townships in Illinois and Indiana.
Reference:
Checklist of printed maps of the Middle West, 4-2809.
Full Title:
English Prairie and Adjacent Country. T.V.K & Co. Sc. J. Melish Del.
List No:
2666.002
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1818
Pub Title:
Letters From Illinois By Morris Birkbeck ... Illustrated by a Map of the United States, Shewing Mr. Birkbeck's Journey From Norfolk To Illinois And a Map of English Prairie and the Adjacent Country, by John Melish. Philadelphia: Published By M. Carey & Son, 126, Chestnut Street. 1818.
Pub Reference:
Howes B467; Buck 105.
Pub Note:
1st edition with ads for "the Olive Branch." The map of the United States is from Carey's Juvenile Atlas and the Universal School Atlas, with the author's route drawn in. The English Prairie map was done only for this book, I believe, and does not appear elsewhere. The original boards are bound into this later binding.
Pub List No:
2666.000
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
21
Pub Width cm:
12
Image No:
2666002
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Publisher:
M. Carey & Son
Type:
Book Map
State/Province:
Illinois
State/Province:
Indiana
Engraver or Printer:
Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.
Publication Author:
Birkbeck, Morris
Publication Author:
Melish, John
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Author:
Birkbeck, Morris
Author:
Melish, John
Date:
1818
English Prairie and Adjacent Country.
