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In 1822, Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea published their American Atlas. This volume was based on Emmanuel Las Cases' Atlas Historique of 1803, with updated maps and text modified by Carey, a political economist. He considered himself an American foil to John Stuart Mill and the London economists who were proclaimers of "the gloomy science" influenced by Ricardo and Malthus. Instead of preaching overpopulation and degeneration of the human species, Carey illustrated the nations of the western hemisphere through maps that showed an expanding region with ample promise of developing into lands of great new opportunity and growth. The sheets from this atlas, which cover North America, Central America, South America and the West Indies, are comprised of an engraved map surrounded by text documenting the history, climate, population and so forth of the area depicted. The atlas is particularly known for its excellent early maps of the states and territories of the United States. Many of these maps were drawn by Fielding Lucas, Jr., an important Baltimore cartographer. All of the maps show excellent and very up-to-date detail, providing fine verbal and graphic pictures of states and territories in the early 19th century.
It shows the extensive road system in the state and includes a list of Governors up to James Fenner, elected in 1824. $450
The river systems are well mapped, and the development of the state is graphically illustrated, with towns and roads depicted throughout the state. $575
A map showing Washington just 15 years after it was burnt during the War of 1812. With excellent detail of the city and surrounding parts of the District. $650
This map is based on Lucas' 1819 depiction of the state. Besides much detail about Maryland, the map shows all of Delaware and Washington when the District of Columbia comprised all of the ten mile square configuration. $625
The extensive development of this two decade old state is shown, with counties indicated and named and an extensive network of roads leading among the many settlements from north to south. $550
Illustrates the increased growth caused by the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. $550
The earliest settlement in Indiana came from the south, along the Ohio River, so this area is broken into counties and shows towns and roads. By the late 1820s, this development extended to just north of Indianapolis, with the rest of the state shown as Indian territory except for Allen County with the settlement around Fort Wayne. $650
Another early state map, showing Illinois just four years into statehood. Settlement here also came from the south, along the Ohio, Mississippi and Wabash Rivers. Between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers are shown the "Bounty Lands," while the rest of the state is pretty much devoid of information beyond the river systems, Indian towns and borders, a couple of portages, and the city of Chicago. $685
A later edition of the Carey & Lea map of Illinois, issued five years later. Here the "bounty lands" to the west of the Illinois River are now shown broken up into counties and townships. The "Indian Boundary Line" is shown to the north of this area, running from Fort Armstrong to just north of Chicago. $650
Interestingly, Pilot Knob, a known landmark, is shown in two spots, both northeast and southwest of 'Bowlingreen.' The state's road system is quite impressive. $650
A later edition of the Carey & Lea map, with the counties updated. $650
The state is shown with excellent information on the rivers and mountain ridges in the west. Early roads and settlements are also delineated. $625
This map of South Carolina was reduced from James Wilson's important map of South Carolina, and thus reflects the best possible cartographic information of the state that was available at the time. $625
The second version of the first map of the Florida territory, issued shortly after it was transferred to the United States from the Spanish. The map shows mostly rivers and lakes, as best was known, with the few settlements and forts in the north. A list of the two governors for Florida Territory is included, the last being William F. Duvall, elected in 1822. JT ON APPROVAL
This is the second edition of the map, redrawn by J. Drayton, showing the considerable development in the northern part of the state in the 1820s. Of particular interest are the early roads shown criss-crossing the state. $625
Development is limited mostly to the south of the state; north of Jackson are only two counties-Yazoo and Monroe-the rest of the state shown as Indian lands for the Choctaws and Chickasaws. Towns, forts, and Indian Agency locations are indicated, as are the roads criss-crossing the southern part of the state. Two roads extend to the northeast, one running from the Pierre River to Nashville, and the other General Jackson's road from New Orleans to Muscle Shoals. $625
Louisiana is shown with few towns, though a fairly extensive system of roads. The myriad bayous, rivers, and lakes are carefully mapped. Parishes are named and indicated with contrasting pastel shades. $625
This map is a fine example of the first map of Missouri as a state, probably derived from U.S. Government surveys conducted by Stephen H. Long's important expedition of 1819-20. No credit for this source appears on the map, but Carey & Lea were presently publishing Edwin James' official Report of that expedition, so they used the information in their own atlas published one year earlier. Missouri is shown in a very early stage of development, with few towns and no roads. Rivers and topography are illustrated and the political divisions are hand colored with bright washes. A printed "List of Governors," designed for future editions, has one name though a previous owner has added other governors in manuscript up to 1864. An important item of Missouri interest. $700
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