North America. Pub. By Orr & Company, London. Drawn & engraved by I. Dower, Pentonville , 1840
Scope and Contents
This cartographic collection was the gift of the estate of the late Midland oilman, George T. Abell. Mr Abell was interested travel, geography, the geology of the petroleum industry, and the history of the Southwest and the maps reflect these as well as other subjects. The collection contains over a hundred maps which range in date from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Notably, the collection also contains a 1573 copy of Abraham Ortelius's Theatrvm orbis terrarvm, considered by some as the first modern atlas of the world. The collection includes maps of the world, the British Isles, Pacific Ocean, North and South America, The Western Hemisphere, and the United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1840
Creator
- From the Collection: Blaeu, Willem, 1571-1638 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tallis, John, 1817-1876 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794 (Person)
- From the Collection: Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 (Person)
- From the Collection: Moll, Herman (Person)
- From the Collection: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 (Person)
- From the Collection: Benedicti, Hieronymus, 1756-1809 (Person)
- From the Collection: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1664-1724 (Person)
- From the Collection: Seutter, Matthaus, 1678-1756 (Person)
- From the Collection: Lotter, Tobias Contrad, 1717-1777 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jode, Cornelis de, 1568-1600 (Person)
- From the Collection: Colton, Joseph Hutchins, 1800-1893 (Person)
- From the Collection: Visscher, Nicolao (Person)
- From the Collection: Fries, Laurent (Lorenz) (Person)
- From the Collection: Munster, David Kandel (Person)
- From the Collection: Wytfliet, Cornelius van (Person)
- From the Collection: Quad, Matthias, 1557-1613 (Person)
- From the Collection: Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774 (Person)
- From the Collection: Wit, Frederik de (A.F. de Wit) (Person)
- From the Collection: Mercator, Rumold (Person)
- From the Collection: Danckerts, Justus (Person)
- From the Collection: Loon, Ioanne à (Person)
- From the Collection: Mercator, Michael (Person)
- From the Collection: Vaugondy, Robert de (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 115 Sheets
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Drawer 1
Materials Specific Details
Has profile maps across the bottom, showing relative elevations of the Rockies, Alleghenies, and the country in between. Cities and settlements classed by population. Political divisions outlined in color; Texas shown as a republic stretching away to the northwest. Canada well documented, northwest U.S.A. not well known yet.
Dimensions
25 x 20.3 cm
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
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Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
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