SCARCE MAP OF THE NEWLY CREATED UNITED STATES FIRST REFERENCE OF ANY MAP TO MICHIGAN

ETATS-UNIS DE L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE AVEC LES ISLES ROYALE ...

£995

Etats-Unis De L'Amerique Septentrionale Avec Les Isles Royale, De Terre Neuve, De St. Jean, L'Acadie &c. 1785

Stunning map

Scarce early map of the newly created United States, published by Delamarche in Paris, shortly after American independence. The map appeared primarily in late editions of DeVaugondy's Atlas Universel, reissued by Delamarche.

The map is of particular note for being one of the earliest maps to illustrated the 10 new proposed states proposed by Thomas Jefferson--Silvania, Michigania, Chersonesus, Arsenistpia, Metropotamia, Illinoia, Saratoga, Washington, Polypotamia, and Pelisypia.

The United States is outlined in green, British territories appear in red, and Spanish lands in yellow. The United States extends westward to the Mississippi, beyond which Louisiana has been granted to Spain. So too has Florida and the French colonial seat of New Orleans.

The map is highly detailed, extending to the Rio Grande and including notes on the Sioux Indians and the Country of the Padoucas. Extensive notes throughout, including notes on early explorers such as De Soto and La Sale, Indians, Forts and other points of early interest.

Mississippi is marked as the western border, but the map extents till Mexico and naming "Tecas".

Good original outline colour plus later colour on cartouche.

Excellent condition for this sought after map.

References: Karpinski (MI) pp. 179-180, #CIII; McCorkle #785.5; Seller & Van Ee #187.