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Monk wall map of North America 1856

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Title: Monk's New American Map Exhibiting the Larger Portion of North America Embracing the United States and Territories, Mexico and Central America, Including the West India Islands, Canadas, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Author: Monk, Jacob
Description: Wall map, hand-colored, varnished. Wooden rollers attached. 145x155 cm. (57x61") including decorative border, plus margins.Detailed wall map of the United States and adjacent regions - the west is still in formative state, and the Gold Region in California is named. Territorial development includes Utah, New Mexico, Kansas, and Nebraska. Washington and Oregon extend to the Continental Divide and to Nebraska Territory, which itself extends to Minnesota. Utah fills the large region between California and Kansas Territory. There is a arge inset world map on Mercator's projection.
Heading: zzf(North America - Wall Map)Place Published: Baltimore
Publisher: A. Hoen & Co.
Date Published: 1856