Young, James Hamilton

MAP OF THE UNITED STATES BY J. H. YOUNG. [PHILADELPHIA:] PUBLISHED BY S. AUGUSTUS MITCHELL, 1831

Engraved wall map (37 3/4 x 44 1/2 in.; 959 x 1131 mm) on original wooden rollers, edged with green silk, full contemporary handcoloring, engraved by Young, D. Haines, & F. Dankworth, large engraved title vignette of an eagle perched on a rock carved with the federal shield with marine and coastal views in the background, large inset "Map of North America including All the Recent Geographical Discoveries," smaller inset maps of the vicinities of Albany, the Falls of Niagara, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, Charleston, and New Orleans, several inset tables and charts including comparative heights of mountains and comparative lengths of rivers.

Handsomely framed with UVIII Plexiglass. Lightly varnished; some minor marginal spotting, area of light dampstaining at top margin.