RARE 1846 HAND DRAWN & COLOURED MAP OF NORTH AMERICA BY THOMAS GARDNER - STATES
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RARE 1846 HAND DRAWN & COLOURED MAP OF NORTH AMERICA BY THOMAS GARDNER - STATES Click images to enlarge Description A RARE MANUSCRIPT AND HAND COLOURED MAP OF NORTH AMERICA TITLED "UNITED STATES", SIGNED BY THE CARTOGRAPHER / ARTIST, THOMAS GARDNER, AND DATED MAY 20th 1846. POSSIBLY A SCHOLARS COPY OR AN ORIGINAL CARTOGRAPHER'S STUDY...
IT SHOWS THE STATES AS AT 1846, INCLUDING LARGE AREAS NAMED "MISSOURI TERRITORY" AND "N.WESTERN TERRITORY". IT ALSO HAS SOME EARLY SPELLINGS, "ARKANSAW" AND "TENNASEE".
THE SMALL AREA OF CANADA VISIBLE IS TITLED "BRITISH POSSESSIONS" , "LOWER CANADA" AND "UPPER CANADA".
THE RIVERS ARE SHOWN AND NAMED AND MOUNTAIN RANGES ARE SHOWN.
APPROX. 50cm x 39cm.
THE PAPER EDGES HAVE SOME SMALL TEARS WITH A 4cm TEAR TO THE LEFT SIDE. IT HAS LIGHT CREASING AND SOME HANDLING MARKS AND SOME OF THE BLACK BARS AROUND THE PERIMETER HAVE FORMED SMALL HOLES (SEE PHOTOS).
I AM ALSO CURRENTLY SELLING A SIMILAR MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA BY THE SAME HAND AND WILL COMBINE POSTAGE IF BOTH ARE PURCHASED.
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