Map of the Northern Section of the United States including Canada, &c. by John Melish, 1816, from "Atlas til Friherre Klinckowströms Bref om de Förente Staterne" (Atlas to accompany Baron Klinckowström's Letters Written on a Journey to the United States, 1818–20)
The map extends at left from the Indiana territory in the south, through the Great Lakes (including half of Lake Superior) and into Canada up to the lower part of St. James's Bay. At right extends it from northern Virginia through the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
Artwork Details
- Title: Map of the Northern Section of the United States including Canada, &c. by John Melish, 1816, from "Atlas til Friherre Klinckowströms Bref om de Förente Staterne" (Atlas to accompany Baron Klinckowström's Letters Written on a Journey to the United States, 1818–20)
- Series/Portfolio: Atlas til Friherre Klinckowströms Bref om de Förente Staterne (Atlas to accompany Baron Klinckowström's Letters Written on a Journey to the United States, 1818–20)
- Engraver: C. F. Himberg (Swedish, 19th century)
- Designer: John Melish (British (born Scotland), 1771–1822 Philadephia, Pennsylvania)
- Author: Relates to Axel Klinckowström (Swedish, 1775–1837)
- Date: 1824
- Medium: Engraving and etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 × 21 in. (43.2 × 53.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1965(3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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