This boldly engraved copper plate map features a huge California as an Island. New Mexico occupies the majority of the West; Santa Fe is the only city named west of the eastern coast, which is labeled British Emp. A remnant of Baron Lahontan's mythical river is shown in the form of R. Longue with a network of large lakes. The Mississippi River is here called R. St. Louis with the Missouri labeled R. St. Philip and the Ohio called the R. S. Jerome. The S. of Annian, is the last named feature in the northwest with the balance of Canada and Alaska simply and honestly labeled as Parts Unknown. This is the second state. Published in London in Thomas Salmon's Modern History: or the Present State of All Nations.

References: McLaughlin #179-2; Phillips (M) p.107; Phillips (A) #3477-24; Shirley (BL-Atlas) G.SALM-1c #37.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with a few scattered stains and a tiny tear in the South Sea that has been closed with archival tape.