Map Showing the Distribution of the Genera Thuya, Taxodium and Sequoia in North America Exclusive of Mexico.

1884 Sargent Arboreal Map of North America Depicting California Redwood Trees

Publication Date: 1884

About this Item

Very good. Even overall toning. Closed margin tears professionally repaired on verso. Blank on verso. Size 23 x 17.5 Inches. This is an 1884 Charles Sprague Sargent arboreal thematic map of North America. The map depicts the continent of North America from the Arctic Ocean, Alaska, and Canada south to Mexico and Central America as well as the extreme northern reaches of South America and from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. It was a part of a portfolio entitled Sixteen Maps Accompanying Report on Forest Trees of North America , which accompanied the 1884 Department of the Interior Report on Forests of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) , itself a part of the United States Census of 1880. As the title suggests, the purpose of the map is to illustrate the distribution of genera Thuja (Thuya), Taxodium, and Sequoia. Per the legend along the left border, five different species of tree in these three genera inhabit North America. The different colors present on the map indicate where white cedar, red cedar, cypress, giant sequoia, and California redwood trees existed in continental North America. These five species are members of the cypress family. Per the map, these five species each have rather specific ranges. The giant sequoia, for example, can only be found on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Although created to illustrate the distribution of these five different species of tree, several other aspects of the geography of North America are also depicted. Myriad rivers are labeled, as well as all the contemporary states, which at the time included the Indian Territory and Dakota as well as the Alaska Territory. State capitols and other major cities are labeled. Mountain ranges are depicted in both North and Central America. An inset map is located at the lower left corner and depicts the Aleutian Islands and Kamchatka. This map was prepared under the direction of Charles Sprague Sargent, drafted by Harry King, and compiled under the direction of Henry Garrett. The map is number eight of the portfolio titled Sixteen Maps Accompanying Report on Forest Trees of North America which accompanied the 1884 Department of the Interior Report on Forests of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) and was published by Julius Bien in New York. References: OCLC 431578588.

Seller Inventory # Sequoia-sargent-1884

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Map Showing the Distribution of the Genera Thuya, Taxodium and Sequoia in North America Exclusive of Mexico.
• Publication Date: 1884
• Seller catalogs:
  • NORTH-AMERICA