Mississippi Territory Map, S. Lewis, 1812
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Description
MISSISSIPPI TERRITORY, drawn by Samuel Lewis, engraved by David Fairman, from A NEW AND ELEGANT GENERAL ATLAS, drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith and Lewis. Published by Thomas and Andres, Philadelphia, 1812. Copper plate engraving with later hand coloring depicting of Mississippi Territory, extending from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee River and incorporating all of Alabama, depicting settlements, bodies of water, early roads, mountain ranges, and other areas of interest including the locations of the Native Americans such as the Upper, Middle, and Lower Creeks, the Chickasaws, and Choctaws and military companies, including Georgia Company, Tennessee Company and Upper Mississippi Company. Title cartouche and scale of miles, lower right. Surrounded by scale notations and a line border. Image: 8" H x 10" W. Sheet: 9 1/8" H x 10 3/4" W. Provenance: private Holly Springs, MS collection.
Condition
Overall good condition. Margins trimmed. Likely deacidified. Faint ink numeral inscription, lower left margin. Possible contemporary coloring of plate.
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Mississippi Territory Map, S. Lewis, 1812
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