Map of the United States and their territories between the Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean and part of Mexico

Title:

Map of the United States and their territories between the Mississippi and the Pacific Ocean and part of Mexico

Creator:

Jekyll, Thomas

Abstract:

A cornerstone piece for the cartography of the United States, this map is the culmination of decades of surveys and explorations done under the auspices of the federal government. While large sections are marked as “unexplored territory,” Emory assembled the information from earlier efforts, especially from the years since the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, together with the information gathered during his surveys, into an accurate cartographic depiction of the trans-Mississippi west. Many early roads and forts are shown, especially in the western parts of Texas and along the Missouri and its tributaries. This map shows large, transitional territories of Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Minnesota. It shows the U.S.-Mexico boundary with both the pre- and post-Gadsden demarcations.

Issued:

1858?

Subject:

West (U.S.)--Maps, United States--Maps, Texas--Maps, and Mexico, North--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 United States, North Mexico, Texas, and United States

Coverage:

(W 122°--W 90°/N 48°--N 24°)

Attribution:

Jekyll, Thomas, United States Coast Survey, Siebert, Selmar, Emory, William H., Michler, N., Pacific Railroad Company, United States General Land Office, 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 1858.

Exhibit Tags:

Shape of Texas

Call Number:

G4050 1858 .J45

Contributor:

United States Coast Survey, Emory, William H., Michler, N., Pacific Railroad Company, Siebert, Selmar, and United States General Land Office

Language:

eng