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| Keywords: 1853 Andrews Map of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin - Geographicus - StLawrence-andrews-1853.jpg A rare beautiful and gigantic map of the St Lawrence Basin issued in 1852 for Israel de Wolf Andrew ™s report for the Treasury Department Depicts the Basin of the St Lawrence River from the Maritime Provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia westward to include the Great Lakes and then further west to include the Mississippi River Offers superb detail of the American and Canadian railway network both extant and proposed at a critical juncture in U S history More importantly focuses on the canals and waterways between the Atlantic and the Mississippi as a crucial artery of trade with the interior of the U S Andrews writes of this map An attentive consideration of this new and excellent map is respectfully solicited It presents many points of interest exhibiting as it does at one view the mighty St Lawrence the chain of fresh-water Mediterraneans of which it is the outlet and which are indeed a geographical wonder as also their position and relation t the States of the West and the vast and fertile valley of the Mississippi with the various outlets to the sea of this valuable section of North America This map is also notable for its attention to cities states and county divisions An inset in the lower right quadrant shows trade routes across the Atlantic between the U S and Europe 1852 dated Size in 75 36 object history credit line accession number StLawrence-andrews-1853 <i>Communication from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of March 8 1851 the Report of Israel D Andrews consul of the United States for Canada and New Brunswick on the Trade and Commerce of the British North American Colonies and upon the Trade of the Great Lakes and Rivers; also notices of the internal imporvements in each state of the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida and a Paper on the Cotton Crop of the United States </i> 1852 editon Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of Canada Old maps of the United States 1852 maps | ||||
