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Rare John Cary Wall Map of America
Rare separately issued map of North and South America, exhibiting the political subdivisions which existed immediately prior to the Mexican-American War.
The map shows Russian America, with the US-Russian Boundary Treaty of 1824 and the British-Russian Boundary of 1825 illustrated. The border between the US and British Columbia is now set by Treaty, following resolution of the Oregon Question. The US Mexico border is shown as appeared on the eve of the Mexican War (1846-1848), with Upper California (here New Albion) shown as part of Mexico.
The outlines of an independent Texas appear as part of Texas's claims prior to the Compromise of 1850. Several interesting place names are shown in Texas and Indian Territory, including Ft. Claiborne (Texas), Flee's Settlement (White River, Arkansas), Missouriopolis (Jefferson City, Missouri), etc.
Numerous Hudson's Bay Company and Northwest Company forts and trading houses are showin in Western Canada.
John Cary began issuing this multi-sheet map of America in approximately 1817, but this is by far the latest edition we have encountered.
Rarity
All editions are rare and we have never seen any of the editions offered for sale at auction or in a dealer catalogue.
G. and J. Cary was the name of the Cary firm after its founder, John Cary, passed the business to his sons George and John Jr. in 1821. John Sr. had begun the business in 1782 and, although it sold and published a variety of materials, its main focus was the production and sale of geographic materials, particularly atlases, sheet maps, and globes. The firm was particularly well known for geological maps, itineraries, and county maps. The sons continued their father’s business until 1850.
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![Nova Tabula Americae Sic dictae ab Americo Vesputio Florentino qui Emmanuelis Portugalliae Regis auspicijs eam Anno 1497. (detectis prius A. 1492 a Christiphoro Columbo Hispanio la, Cuba, et Iamaica Insulis) prius ex Europaeis. . . [New Map of America, So Named by Americus Vespucci of Florence, Who Under the Auspices of King Emmanuel of Portugal First Detected it in the Year 1497 (Previously Discovered by Christopher Columbus of Spain in the Year 1492, on the Islands of Cuba and Jamaica), Prior to All European Maps. . .]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/93883.jpg)
