"Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Mississippi", Carey & Lea

Subject: Mississippi

Period: 1822 (circa)

Publication: A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas...

Color: Hand Color

Size:

9.1 x 11.8 inches
23.1 x 30 cm

This map is on a full folio sheet (22.0 x 17.7") surrounded by English text giving a brief description of the state’s boundaries, rivers, climate, chief towns, government, and history. The finely engraved map delineates rivers, roads, counties and major towns. Development is confined to the southern portion of the state, with the large Choctaw and Chickasaw lands occupying the upper two-thirds of the state. Identifies "General Jackson’s Road from New Orleans to the Muscle Shoals" and Baron Bastrop's Claim in neighboring Louisiana. Drawn by Fielding Lucas, Jr. and engraved by Young & Delleker.

See also lot 787 for Philip Lee Phillips's A List of Maps of America in the Library of Congress… that lists this map.

References: Phillips (Maps) p. 435.

Condition: B+

Contemporary color with light toning along the centerfold and a few short archivally repaired centerfold separations. There is a small archivally repaired edge tear in the descriptive text at bottom and some minor staining along the top border.