Melish, John
MAP OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE CONTIGUOUS BRITISH & SPANISH POSSESSIONS COMPILED FROM THE LATEST & BEST AUTHORITIES. PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY JOHN MELISH, 1822
Melish, John
Engraved wall map (56 5/8 x 43 5/8 in.; 1437 x 1108 mm), mounted on linen, edged in green silk, full contemporary handcoloring, engraved by J. Vallance & H. S. Tanner, engraved title vignette of the federal eagle, inset map of the West Indies, inset statistical table.
Handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. Browned, some tears, chipping, and restoration with minor loss, chiefly marginal.
Provenance:
Martin-Ristow in A la Carte 24; Ristow, pp. 187–188; Rumsey 10044; Streeter 3812 (posthumous 1823 issue)
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MAP OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE CONTIGUOUS BRITISH & SPANISH POSSESSIONS COMPILED FROM THE LATEST & BEST AUTHORITIES. PHILADELPHIA: PUBLISHED BY JOHN MELISH, 1822
Melish, John
Engraved wall map (56 5/8 x 43 5/8 in.; 1437 x 1108 mm), mounted on linen, edged in green silk, full contemporary handcoloring, engraved by J. Vallance & H. S. Tanner, engraved title vignette of the federal eagle, inset map of the West Indies, inset statistical table.
Handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. Browned, some tears, chipping, and restoration with minor loss, chiefly marginal.
Provenance:
Martin-Ristow in A la Carte 24; Ristow, pp. 187–188; Rumsey 10044; Streeter 3812 (posthumous 1823 issue)
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