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This is one of the earliest and best maps of the trans-Appalachian frontier. The map depicts the entire state of Kentucky and most of Tennessee east of the Tennessee River, as well as the very northern part of Georgia. It was issued two years after statehood for Kentucky-here shown with ten counties-and two years before Tennessee-labeled "South Western Territory," though also "Tennessee Government"-became a state. The map was drawn by John Russell of London, and it appeared in William Winterbotham's volume about the United States issued in 1795. Russell shows quite up-to-date information about the region. Not much orography is depicted, but the river system is well portrayed, especially in comparison to the John Filson map of but a decade earlier. Of particular note is the information on the myriad frontier settlements, forts, and trails. The trails, or "traces," are shown criss-crossing both Kentucky and Tennessee, and towns such as Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, "Boonsborough," "Bairds Town," Danville, Clarksville, and others are denoted. Of interest are the depictions of the planned, but never built, utopian settlements of Lystra, Ohiopionmingo, Somerset, and Franklinville. Property and political boundaries are also well shown, including a number of grants to individuals, settlement company's lands, and the North Carolina military reserve in northern Tennessee. Other information depicted includes Indian settlements, mills, fords, and salt licks. The map is neatly and clearly engraved, making its fascinating information easily accessible. Overall, this is a most desirable eighteenth century document of the trans-Appalachian region. $1,650
Benjamin Tanner after Daniel Smith. "a Map of the Tennassee Government formerly Part of North Carolina from the latest Surveys. 1795." From John Reid's The American Atlas. New York: John Reid, 1796. 7 1/8 x 15 1/4. Engraving by B. Tanner. Light spot in lower left corner. Otherwise, very good condition. Wheat & Brun: 655.
An important eighteenth-century, American made map of Tennessee. This map was issued in Reid's landmark American Atlas in 1796. The map was drawn and engraved by Benjamin Tanner, who was to go on to become one of the most important American cartographers of the early nineteenth century. This map is closely copied from General Daniel Smith's map first issued in 1794, the first and best American made map of Tennessee in the eighteenth century. The area depicted extends from the mouth of the Cumberland River to Muscle Shoals, and from the headwaters of the Tennessee River to the Mississippi. The information is quite accurate and neatly presented. The most prominent features are the rivers, with some orography indicated. Drawn in and labeled are Indian tribes and towns, roads, trails, and settlements such as Nashville, "Clerksville," and Knoxville. Also included is an indication of "Ross's Ironworks" well up the Holston River. A key in the lower left includes the indication for "Wedth of Rivers in Yards." For both its considerable accuracy and its very early date, this is a wonderful American document of Tennessee history. $1,850
Mathew Carey. "The State of Tennessee." Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1814. 9 5/8 x 20 1/2. Engraving. Original outline color. Full margins. A few light spots on centerfold. A small replaced section in bottom right corner, far from printed surface. Otherwise, very good condition.
Published just after the War of 1812, this map is from Carey's Atlas and it is an improved depiction of the state over the Smith map Carey had used in earlier versions. It shows the state at a very early date in its development, before the great flood of settlement of the later nineteenth century and at a time when much of the state was wilderness inhabited primarily by Indians. Rivers, towns, trails and roads are shown throughout, though development is quite sparse. The state is broken into twelve counties, with about half the state given over to Cherokee Territory. An attractive and significant map. $1,500
Mathew Carey. "The State of Tennessee." Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1818. 9 5/8 x 20 1/2. Engraving. Original outline color. Full margins. Some minor spots. Some pencil marks in margins. Overall, very good condition.
Carey's map of Tennessee issued four years later than that above. $1,500
Henry S. Tanner. "A New Map of Tennessee with its Roads & Distances from place to place along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes." From Universal Atlas. Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner, 1841. 10 1/2 x 14 1/4. Engraving. Full original hand coloring. Some light browning in margins and snall spot in state, but overall very good condition.
A superior, detailed map of Tennessee by the great American cartographer, Henry Schenck Tanner. In 1816, Henry, his brother Benjamin, John Vallance and Francis Kearny formed an engraving firm in Philadelphia. Having had experience at map engraving through his work with John Melish, Tanner conceived of the idea of compiling and publishing an American Atlas, which was begun in 1819 by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.. Soon Tanner took over the project on his own, and thus began his career as cartographic publisher. The American Atlas was a huge success, and this inspired Tanner to produce his Universal Atlas, of more manageable size. This atlas, fascicles for which began to be published in 1833, contained excellent maps of each state, focusing on the transportation network, including roads, railroads and canals. All details are clearly presented, and these include towns, rivers, mountains, political boundaries and the transportation information. The maps were later purchased by S. Augustus Mitchell, and then Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., but it is these early Tanner editions which are the rarest and most important. This map of Tennessee is typical of the maps, and it shows the state at an interesting stage of its history. Included are regional insets of areas around Nashville and Knoxville, along with tables of distances of Steam Boats routes in the state, shown in the lower right corner. Of particular interest are the indications of the relatively new railroads running out of Nashville and Knoxville. $375
Henry S. Tanner. "A New Map of Tennessee with its Roads and Distances from place to place along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes." Philadelphia, ca. 1848? Lithographic transfer. 11 1/4 x 15 1/4. Original hand color. Very good condition
A lithographic transfer from the Tanner map of Tennessee, this map would have been issued in Philadelphia in the later 1840s. In 1849, there is a S. Augustus Mitchell version of the map, but that map includes his name. The following year, Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. issued their version, but that too had their name. This map does not have a publisher's name, so it is likely an intermediate state of the map after transfered from the Tanner version, but before Mitchell added his name. Whatever its exact year, and specific publisher, this is a fine map of Tennessee just before mid-century. $275
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