Map of Detroit River and Adjacent Country

Melish, John, pub.

Published by Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1824

About this Item

57.5x43 cm. Uncolored, modern archival paper backing. Generally good to very good condition, though the bottom 3.5 cm. have been reporduced in modern manuscript to replace the area of the map which had torn away. This map was published in the 1824 General Collection of Maps, Charts, Views, &c. This atlas reissued many of Melish's maps, and those of other mapmakers such as Robert DeSilver, after Melish's death in 1822. Originally published in Melish's A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States (1813-1815). It shows the Detroit River from Lake Erie to Lake St. Clair, just above Detroit. It identifies significant actions in the area during the War of 1812. Many towns along the river on both American and Canadian sides are identified. Windsor is not present across from Detroit, though Sandwich, now an area with Windsor, is. Rumsey 2803.006.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Map of Detroit River and Adjacent Country
• Publisher: Philadelphia, Philadelphia
• Publication Date: 1824
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