A Map of America
PublisherPublished by
Alexander MacKenzie
Scottish, 1764 - 1820
Date1801
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and red and yellow watercolor on laid paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 1/4 x 30 5/8in. (43.8 x 77.8cm)
Platemark (height x width): 31 3/8in. (79.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 1/8 x 31 1/2in. (48.6 x 80cm)
Platemark (height x width): 31 3/8in. (79.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 1/8 x 31 1/2in. (48.6 x 80cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionMap of parts of present-day Canada and the United States, from the 70th parallel north to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Great Lakes to the south, and the Bering Strait to the west. It traces explorer Alexander Mackenzie's 1789 route overland from Montreal to the Arctic Ocean through Fort Chipewyan in red, and his 1793 expedition from Montreal to the Pacific Ocean (also through Fort Chipewyan) in yellow. Physical features are depicted and labeled, including elevation, conveyed through hachure marks; lakes; rivers; bays; and islands. The locations of Native American tribes and First Nations peoples are labeled, as well.
Object number2012.312.104
MarkingsRecto, top and bottom left corners, printed in black ink on stickers: "MAPS / Drawer / 65"InscribedRecto, top, printed in black ink: "A MAP OF AMERICA, / between Latitudes 40 and 70 NORTH and Longitudes 45 and 180 WEST, / EXHIBITING MACKENZIE'S TRACK / From Montreal to Fort Chipewyan & from thence to the North Sea / In 1789 & to the West Pacific Ocean in 1793."Top, handwritten in pencil: "British Possessions in North America"
Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: [Connecticut is sketched in, with New London labeled]
Bottom, printed in black ink: "London. Published 15 Oct 1801 by Alexander Mack Kenzie No. 33 Norfolk Street Strand."NotesCartographic Note: No scale
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