MEDIA INFORMATION COLLECTION NAME: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Record Author: Melish, John Date: 1822 Short Title: United States of America. Publisher: John Melish Publisher Location: Philadelphia Type: Book Map Obj Height cm: 41 Obj Width cm: 49 Scale 1: 7,603,200 Note: Hand col. States, territories and provinces in outline color. Prime meridians: Washington and London. Includes eagle with shield above title by "G. Murray Sc." Reference: Phillips Maps of America, p. 882; Howes M494. Country: United States Full Title: United States of America. Compiled from the latest & best authorities by John Melish, 1820. Engraved by Saml. Harrison. Entered ... 10th July 1818, and published by John Melish, Philadelphia, improved to 1822. List No: 0501.001 Series No: 3 Engraver or Printer: Harrison, Samuel, 1789-1818 Engraver or Printer: Murray, George, d. 1822. Publication Author: Melish, John Pub Date: 1822 Pub Title: The traveller's directory through the United States; containing, a description of all the principal roads through the United States ... The whole illustrated by appropriate maps. By John Melish. Philadelphia: Published by the Author. 1822. (on verso) ...on the eighteenth day of September ... 1821, John Melish ... has deposited ... a book ... Pennsylvania. Pub Reference: Howes M494. Pub Note: Late edition; first edition 1814. Has unusual extra uncolored map not found in earlier editions: "A Diagram of the United States Shewing the Bearings and Distances of the Principal Places from Washington, and from each other, with a Scale of Time." The outline color U.S. map is changed to a version of the U.S. map used in Carey and Lea's American Atlas. Bound in a wallet style holder with original (?) pencil in holder. Pub List No: 0501.000 Pub Type: Guide Book Pub Maps: 2 Pub Height cm: 16 Pub Width cm: 10 Image No: 0501001 Download 1: Full Image Download Download 2: GeoViewer for JP2 and SID files Authors: Melish, John Collection: Rumsey Collection United States of America. Related BUY PRINT EXPORT