A map of the north west parts of the United States of America

Containers:

Closed Stacks, Drawer 33

Creator:

Fitch, John, 1743-1798

Extent:

1 Sheets

Scope and content:

This rare and unique map was produced by inventor and amateur mapmaker John Fitch, in an attempt to raise funds to support his newly invented steamboat. Fitch made and engraved the map himself, and printed it in Philadelphia on a cider press. Unfortunately for Fitch, the map never sold well, and the geography displayed on the map was well out-of-date by the time the Old Northwest was settled after being released from British and Native American control.

Language:

English .

Custodial history:

Client reference #140; WAG #289290

Richard B. Arkway Inc., 16 December 1999.

Material specific details:

Scale [ca. 1:2,550,000]. Shows Great Lakes to North Carolina and the Mississippi River to the Allegany and part of Lake Ontario. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Relief shown by landform drawing. Dedication to Thos. Hutchins Esqr. "The several divisions on the N.W. of the Ohio is the form which that Country is to be laid off into states according to the oridinance of Congress of May the 20th 1785." Includes notes.

Physical description:

Some spotting

Physical facet:

1 map : hand colored

Dimensions:

68 x 50 cm.

Other descriptive data:

[Place of publication not identified] : John Fitch, 1785

Related material:

Boyd, T. Poor John Fitch, p. 127-128. Wheat & Brun. Maps and charts published in America, 660

Subjects:

Maps (documents)

Names:

Fitch, John, 1743-1798

Places:

Northwest, Old

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