Map of the United States

Case, Tiffany & Co.

Published by Hartford, Hartford, 1851

About this Item

Map of the United States, hand-colored by state. Shows to the Pacific Coast and Panama. Fair condition, with small holes along a horizontal fold and bottom right corner torn off with loss of part of the straight line border. Top left corner also torn off outside of the border. Short tears along right margin. This is an early issue of a popular map of the United States. This is different from the later issues as it has portraits of the American Presidents, through Fillmore, at the sides. The portrait of George Washington is incorporated into the cartouche. There is also an inset view of the United States Capitol building. This appears to be an earlier issue than the one described in Wheat (Transmississippi West) 664 as it does not have most of the many town names in the Gold Region listed there. San Diego is marked, but Los Angeles is not. Wheat also mentions that the map shows a "not yet-existing Nebraska" while this state shows a large Indian Territory which includes Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. There is some definition of the river system of that area, but no labeling of it as the Gold Region. Wheat 664 "A fine specimen, possibly in part based on the Topographical Engineer's map of '1850' that was really 1851. Without going into detail, it is clear and definite in the West." While rare on the market, this map does emerge on the market periodically. However, we have never seen another example which includes the Presidential portraits at the sides. Seller Inventory # m01940

Bibliographic Details

Title: Map of the United States

Publisher: Hartford, Hartford

Publication Date: 1851