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Maps of North America, U.S. (16th-19th Century)
(1584-1881)
A collection of various original and rare maps depicting different regions of North America from 16th-19th Century. Main contributing cartographers include Ortelius, Homman, Honidus & Senex.
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This new, and much enlarged map was commissioned by the Senate of the United States, and reproduces the area in much greater detail. It "was a road guide for Oregon emigrants such as had never previously existed.
John Haven had a reputation for publishing maps which asserted contentious boundary lines during the era of rapid westward expansion, and this map is no exception. It depicts Oregon's boundary as above the 54th parallel (marked "Boundary claimed by United States") as well as one near the 48th parallel ("Boundary offered as Compromise by U.S."). The map also depicts disputed boundary lines between Texas and Mexico in the same year the Mexican-American War began.
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