Louisiana

Title:

Louisiana

Creator:

Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822

Abstract:

Samuel Lewis, a Philadelphia cartographer, created this map of the Louisiana Territory. Lewis had previously produced authoritative maps of the original thirteen states and the Northwest Territory. Dating from 1812, this map incorporated information from the Lewis and Clark expedition, detailing previously uncharted areas of the West.

Issued:

1812?

Subject:

West (U.S.)--Maps, Texas--Maps, Louisiana--Maps, and Mexico--Maps

Rights:

A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Spatial:

West (U.S.), Texas, and Louisiana

Coverage:

(W 145°--W 70°/N 65°--N 25°)

Attribution:

Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822, Tanner, Henry Schenck, and A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Description:

Held in the Floyd and Louise Chapman Texas and Borderlands Collection at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives on the campus of Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas. and Date of object estimated by library to be 1812.

Exhibit Tags:

Early Maps and Print

Call Number:

G4050 1812 .L4

Contributor:

Tanner, Henry Schenck

Language:

eng