Melish John Pub (4 results)

28.7x39.1 cm. Uncolored, modern archival paper backing, light damage at bottom edge. 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. Engraved by A. Lawson. This map shows the central part of Mexico as it was in 1521. Rumsey 2803.008.

24x34 cm. Uncolored, modern archival paper backing with repair line in top margin. 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. Engraved by A. Lawson. This map shows Lakes Tezcuco and Chalco which at one time dominated the area around Mexico City. Rumsey 2803.007.

57x33 cm. Uncolored, modern archival paper backing. Good to very good condition, though the bottom 3 cm. of printed area, plus the bottom border and margin, have been supplied in modern manuscript. 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. The map shows the east coast of the Adriatic Sea from the Gulf of Lepanto (now the Gulf of Patras) and the north end of Kefalonia island in Greece to southern Croatia, just below Dubrovnik. It includes the entire coastlines of Albania and Montenegro. Rumsey 2803.015.

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.