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| Keywords: 1851 Tallis and Rapkin Map of the United States - Geographicus - UnitedStates-tallis-1851.jpg This is a fascinating 1851 map of the United States by the English map and atlas publisher John Tallis and his engraver John Rapkin Covers the United States from and Santa Fe north through the Missouri Territory to Canada and east to the Atlantic The Trans-Mississippi region is exceptionally interesting with a fascinating if somewhat inaccurate even at the time depiction of the political geography A long Narrow Nebraska territory extends to Canada There is a large Western Territory roughly where Oklahoma is today Probably the most interesting element of this map is its curious treatment of the New Mexico territory In the previous edition of this map 1850 the area that is here New Mexico was part of the original Texas annexation New Mexico Territory was created in 1850 following U S acquisition of Upper California Alta California in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago - which ended the Mexican American War Curiously though Tallis is fully appraised of these events as exhibited by his inclusion of the newly created New Mexico Territory he does not extend it westward beyond the Rio Grand to include its charter claims in Upper California Why Tallis made this decision is unclear though it may be a case of carto-advocacy in support of Mexico Washington and Franklin medallions decorate the right and left borders Decorative vignettes depicts a Buffalo Hunt Penn ™s Treaty with the Indians and the Washington Monument The whole has the highly decorative presentation and elaborate border distinctive of Tallis maps Undated but published by the John Tallis Company London New York in 1851 1851 undated Size in 14 10 object history credit line accession number UnitedStates-tallis-1851 Tallis J <i>The Illustrated Atlas And Modern History Of The World Geographical Political Commercial Statistical</i> 1851 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of the United States Washington Monument Baltimore 1851 maps Maps by John Tallis John Rapkin Portraits of George Washington Engravings of Benjamin Franklin Symbols of New York Symbols of the United States Engravings of hunting Buffalo hunt William Penn Penn's Treaty Maps in English Maps of the indigenous peoples of North America | ||||
