COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Rapids of the Ohio.
Obj Height cm:
16
Obj Width cm:
19
Scale 1:
26,991
Note:
Uncolored highly detailed map of the Ohio River rapids with Clarkville on one side of the river and Louisville on the other. Houses, gardens, crop fields, a fort, roads and the rapids are shown.
Reference:
Howes G12; Streeter 1525; Buck 43; Graff 2091.
Full Title:
A Plan of the Rapids of the Ohio. T. Conder, Sculpt. Engraved for Imlay's American Topography. Published Feby. 1st, 1793, by J. Debrett, Piccadilly, London.
List No:
2757.002
Series No:
3
Pub Date:
1797
Pub Title:
A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America ... By Gilbert Imlay ... Illustrated with correct Maps of the Western Territory of North America; of the State of Kentucky, as divided into Counties, from actual Surveys by Elihu Barker; a Map of the Tenasee Government; and a Plan of the Rapids of the Ohio. The Third Edition With Great Additions. London: Printed For J. Debrett, Opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly. 1797.
Pub Reference:
Howes G12; Streeter 1525; Buck 43; Graff 2091.
Pub Note:
Clark II-41. Third and best edition. Streeter: "The most complete version of this work, in which form it was the most informative compilation on the West at the end of the 18th century." Complete text of Filson's Kentucky, Hutchins on Florida, etc., and much else. The Map of the State of Kentucky, by Elihu Barker is a slight reduction in size from the original by Carey, but not as great a reduction as the edition of the map that appeared in Carey's American Atlas and General Atlas in 1795 (cf Wheat & Brun 641, 642). The London version of the Barker map seems to have the same information as the Philadelphia, but they are very different in engraving style with the Philadelphia copy having an "American" look. Clark is critical of the accuracy of Imlay's letters, which were probably written in Europe after he fled Kentucky and financial problems. See DAB for another critical view of Mr. Imlay.
Pub List No:
2757.000
Pub Maps:
4
Pub Height cm:
21
Pub Width cm:
14
Image No:
2757002
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
J. Debrett
Type:
Book Map
State/Province:
Kentucky
City:
Louisville (Ky.)
Region:
Ohio River
Engraver or Printer:
Conder, T.
Publication Author:
Imlay, Gilbert
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Author:
Imlay, Gilbert
Date:
1797
Rapids of the Ohio.
