Subject: Eastern United States
Period: 1791 (circa)
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Color: Black & White
Size:
8.9 x 7.7 inches
22.6 x 19.6 cm
An early map of the United States with its western boundary along the Mississippi River. The original 13 states and Vermont are shown confined to east of the Allegheny Mountains with Main attached to Massachusetts. Further west, Indian tribes dominate the map with only a few forts located including Fort Detroit, Joseph and Miami. Florida is divided between East and West. In Lake Superior, the fictitious islands of Phillipeaux and Pontchartrain are located. Adorned by a decorative title cartouche in the lower right corner.
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Condition: B+
Issued folding with a couple of faints spots and two short fold separations confined to the bottom blank margin.