WESTERN HEMISPHERE' The Republic of Texas is shown as an independent state as it existed between 1836 and 1845; it shows the US-Mexican border prior to the Mexican-American war of 1846-1848 with the present US state of California being shown as part of Mexico; and it shows the border between the United States and British North America (now Canada) as it was before the Oregon Treaty of 1846. The map also shows what is now the US state of Alaska as "Russian America", as it was prior to the Alaska purchase of 1867. The United States - Mexican border shown on the map follows the 42nd parallel east from the Pacific Ocean to approximately the 110th meridien west, then south to the source of the Arkansas River whose course the border follows until it reaches Texas. The Texas - United States border follows the course of the Arkansas river east to the 100th meridien west, then runs due south to the Red River, then east along the Red River to the 32nd parallel north, then due south to the Sabine River whose course the border follows to the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas - Mexican border follows the Rio Grande del Norte. From the point where the Columbia River meets the 49th parallel, the border between the United States and British North America (now Canada) is shown on the map as following the course of the Course of the Columbia River to the south and west until it reaches the Pacific Ocean. Therefore that part of what is now the US state of Washington to the west of the Columbia River (which includes present-day Seattle-Tacoma) is shown on the map as being part of British North America. The Oregon Treaty of 1846 moved this border to the north, setting the US border with British North America border at the 49th parallel with the exception of Vancouver Island, which was retained in its entirety by the British.

Date Printed: 1844

Image Size: Approx 40.0 x 33.5cm, 15.5 x 13.25 inches (Large)

Type: Antique steel engraved map

Condition: Fair: No left margin (image incomplete: a small part of the print may be missing compared to that shown in the scan); The border has been slightly cropped on the left hand side. Light spotting.

Verso: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

Artist/Cartographer/Engraver: Engraved by J & C Walker

Provenance: "Maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge", published by Chapman & Hall, London, under the superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

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Fair: No left margin (image incomplete: a small part of the print may be missing compared to that shown in the scan); The border has been slightly cropped on the left hand side. Light spotting.