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North America. Wilkinson, Robert, 1804
 View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: North America, published the 12th of August 1804. By R. Wilkinson, No.58, Cornhill, London. E. Bourne Sculp. Author: Wilkinson, Robert Date: 1804 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Wilkinson, Robert Date: 1804 Short Title: North America. Publisher: London: Robert Wilkinson Type: Separate Map Object Height cm: 52 Object Width cm: 61 Scale 1: 8,870,400 Note: First edition. Full color. This beautiful, rare map is the first to show the entire Louisiana Territory as part of the United States, both in the delineated boundaries on the map and in the table showing the possessions of the United States: "Province, Ceded by France 30 Apr. 1803, Louisiana." The Bradley "Map of The United States..." of June 2nd, 1804, is the first map to mention the event: ôThe French call the country West of Conecuh River Louisiana & have ceded it to the United States," but the Bradley map shows only a small portion of Louisiana Territory just west of the Mississippi River. Wilkinson follows Arrowsmith's geography (from his "New Discoveries..." map of 1802) in the Rocky Mountain and the Oregon River areas, but adds new settlements and place names not on Arrowsmith's map along the northwest coast. Franklinia is shown between Tennessee and North Carolina. Wheat trashes the 1824 issue (which is unchanged from the 1804) as hopelessly out of date, but this 1804 issue was not seen by Wheat and is very accurate and forward looking for its period. The large folio General Atlas that this map appeared in is elusive: it is not listed in any references (Phillips lists only Wilkinson's smaller General Atlas issues, even though he refers to one or two issues as folio in size). Wilkinson mentions publishing it in parts, with eleven maps completed by 1808 and thirty five completed by 1823 (noted on the index pages of his quarto General and Classical Atlases of those dates). It seems to be as scarce as this North America map. Reference: Stevens & Tree 62(a); Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 357 (1824 edition); Streeter 3793. World Area: North America Full Title: North America, published the 12th of August 1804. By R. Wilkinson, No.58, Cornhill, London. E. Bourne Sculp. List No: 5156.000 Series No: 1 Engraver or Printer: Bourne, Ebenezer Published In: North America, published the 12th of August 1804. By R. Wilkinson, No.58, Cornhill, London. E. Bourne Sculp. Publication Author: Wilkinson, Robert Publication Date: 1804 Publication Reference: Stevens & Tree 62(a); Wheat, C.I. Mapping the transmississippi West, 357 (1824 edition); Streeter 3793. Publication Note: See note field above. Publication List No: 5156.000 Publication Type: Separate Map Publication Maps: 1 Publication Height cm: 52 Publication Width cm: 61 Image No: 5156000
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