Benjamin Tanner
Map of the United States of America

Map of the United States of America

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Map of the United States of America
EngraverAmerican, 1775–1848
CartographerAmerican, 1771–1822
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Map of the United States of America
Date1830
Printed inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumEngraving with hand coloring on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 17 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (44.5 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.79.191
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionCartographer John Melish was born in Scotland and lived in the West Indies before moving to the United States in 1806. By 1811, he had settled in Philadelphia. He is most remembered for creating an ambitious map of the United States in 1816, one of the first to show the country extending to the Pacific Ocean. This example was published after Melish’s death in 1822.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed upper right: No.[o superscript with period [.] underneath] 68
Inscribed below image, right: United States / of / AMERICA / Compiled from the latest & best Authorities / BY / JOHN MELISH / Engraved by B. Tanner
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