North America, 1818
Item
Identifier: MC 113
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
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
- 1818
Extent
From the Collection: 115 Sheets
Language of Materials
English
Materials Specific Details
Map of the North American continent. Shows the 1818 border with Canada, but not the 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty line with Mexico. Oregon labeled "New Albion." Washington is "New Georgia," Alaska is "Russian America," Canada is "British America." Borders in color -- done by hand? Indian tribal areas marked in the west. State boundaries in the U.S. not marked, but names show in the proper places.Framed.
Dimensions
34 x 26.6 cm
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)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
Contact:
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
LibSpecialCollections@tcu.edu