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Map Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions

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Title

  • Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions

Names

  • Melish, John, 1771-1822.
  • Vallance, J. (John), 1770-1823.
  • Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858.
  • Monroe, James, 1758-1831.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : J. Melish, c1816.

Headings

  • -  United States--Maps
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridians: London and Washington.
  • -  Fourth state.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes inset of the West Indies.
  • -  Acquired by transfer from the U.S. State Department.
  • -  LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing, with some foxing, and torn along fold lines. Annotated in ink on verso: James Monroe Esq., from his friend, John Melish.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 88 x 145 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3700 1816 .M4c

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 96686675

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Melish, John, J Vallance, Henry Schenck Tanner, and James Monroe. Map of the United States of America: with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions. Philadelphia: J. Melish, 1816. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/96686675/.

APA citation style:

Melish, J., Vallance, J., Tanner, H. S. & Monroe, J. (1816) Map of the United States of America: with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions. Philadelphia: J. Melish. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/96686675/.

MLA citation style:

Melish, John, et al. Map of the United States of America: with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions. Philadelphia: J. Melish, 1816. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96686675/>.