Keywords: 1850 Tallis Map of North America ( Texas at fullest ) - Geographicus - NorthAmerica-tallis-1850.jpg This is John Tallis ™s highly desirable and very rare 1850 Map of the North America Made shortly following the entry of Texas into the Union this map depicts an important point in American history Herein Texas is shown at near its fullest extent including Santa Fe and but excluding the Green Mountain extension in the Northwest Upper California has yet to become a part of the United States and while Oregon is included Washington remains a part of British America The mythical Buenaventure River appears in northern California Offers several beautiful vignettes depicting North American Indians a White Dear Beavers the Falls of Niagara a Convoy of Diamonds an Ancient Monument Mexico Cossacks and the Esquimaux Dog-Sledge Highly decorative border Undated but the form of Texas allows us to positively date this to the early 1850 issue of Tallis ™s valuable map 1850 Size in 14 9 5 object history credit line accession number NorthAmerica-tallis-1850 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of North America 1850 maps Maps by John Tallis Russian Cossacks in art Aboriginal peoples of Canada Dogsleds Beavers in art Niagara Falls in art Convoys Transport in art Mesoamerican cultures Engravings of monuments Elks in art Maps of the indigenous peoples of North America |