Fine Cartographic and Printed Americana

Engraved folding map, overall 1244 x 1634 mm, full hand-coloring by state and hand-coloring in outline by territory, dissected in 60 sections and mounted on linen, blue selvage, marbled paper outer panels. (Some light fraying to selvage, a few pale stains, a few small splits to linen.) Contemporary red half roan-backed marbled boards portfolio, smooth spine gilt (some light wear). THE THOMAS W. STREETER COPYSecond edition, with insets of Albany, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans, and South Florida. According to Rumsey, the second edition is "rare [with] full period color (most copies have outline color)." The second edition incorporates changes to Michigan, and the northern parts of Indiana and Illinois. Rumsey 4616; see Schwartz & Ehrenberg p.253 ("Twice as detailed as Melish's map of 1816"); see Wheat Transmississippi 390; Streeter VI:3838 (this copy).