Map of the United States
DraftsmanDrawn by
Laura Giddings
(American, born 1814)
Date1826 or 1827
MediumDrawing; black ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 15 5/8 x 25 1/2in. (39.7 x 64.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 1/4 x 27in. (48.9 x 68.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 1/4 x 27in. (48.9 x 68.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionManuscript map of the United States, with labels denoting the states of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York; and the Arkansas Territory, Northwest Territory, and Missouri Territory. The New England states, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland are not labeled. Upper and Lower Canada and part of present-day Mexico is also shown. Land west of the Missouri Territory and Rocky Mountains is labeled as "Unexplored country." Physical features shown include elevation, conveyed with clusters of small symbols representing mountains; rivers; and lakes. The Rocky Mountains and Coast Range mountains are depicted while the Appalachian Mountains are not.
Object number1993.172.0
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleOn View
Not on view
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1835
Samuel Augustus Mitchell
1834
