"BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA" Antique authentic CANADA map 1812

Description: Antique original map titled "BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN AMERICA". Published in "A New and Elegant General Atlas", 1812 by Thomas and Andrews of Boston, Massachusetts. Measures approx. 9x10.25 inches. This is NOT a reproduction. Items are shrink wrapped on acid free backing and mailed flat. 30-day return policy for any reason. Pre-Lewis & Clark Map of Canada and the Trans Mississippi West.Based upon Aaron Arrowsmith's monumental 1804 map of North America, the same map which Lewis & Clark carried with them on their expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Perhaps the most interesting feature is the depiction of the headwaters of the Missouri River. Here, the map incorporates the reports of Peter Fidler for the Hudson's Bay Company, by including a series of possible river courses to the west, leading to (and prospectively through) the Rocky Mountains. It was this section of the map that provided the best depiction of the prospect of a water route or portage through the Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific. It was this information derived from Peter Fidler and incorporated by Arrowsmith, along with reports from local Indians encountered on the expedition, which Lewis & Clark relied in choosing their path to the Rocky Mountains. Many early Indian Tribes are noted, some with interesting names. The Columbia River is called the Tacuautche Tesse or Columbia River. The details in Canada are also quite exceptional for such a small map, making use of the reports of Hearne, MacKenzie, and the Hudson Bay Company. Excellent detail on the Pacific Coast, including a reference to the mythical "Riv. Oregan". - Barry Lawrence Ruderman

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