Antique Map of the United States of North America by Wyld '1845'
€ 250
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1845
Sheet size
26 × 36 cm (10.2 × 14.2 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12894-20
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age-related toning. Minor wear, light staining. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
A map of the United States of North America from James Wyld's An Atlas of the World, published in London in 1845. The sheet is an original copper engraving with hand-colored state outlines, within a decorative border graduated in degrees. The title is set in an ornate cartouche at the lower right on the Atlantic, above a statistical table listing the states with their areas and populations.
The map covers the eastern states and extends west across the Mississippi into the plains. States are tinted in pale colors, with Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama set off in distinct shades. The Great Lakes fill the top, with rivers, towns and county lines throughout the settled East. West of the Mississippi, large territories remain only lightly marked, and in the lower left a small inset map of Florida is drawn. The Gulf of Mexico forms the southern edge.
The map was made in the middle of the 1840s, when the United States was expanding rapidly toward the Southwest.
