Jeckyll, Thomas. Map of the United States and their Territories between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Washington DC, 1857-8. Cartographer_Sebastian Munster Moran proved himself to be

Moran proved himself to be an excellent interpreter of the natural wonders of the West: The 1871 excursion became the first of many journeys throughout the western United States

Catalogued by Kate Hunter

Chromolithograph

California was shown as part of North America by mapmakers

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Jeckyll, Thomas. Map of the United States and their Territories between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean. Washington DC, 1857-8. Cartographer_Sebastian Munster Moran proved himself to beThomas Jeckyll Map of the United States and their Territories between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean Washington DC, 1857 8 22 1 2 x 25 inches This impressive map of the United States west of the Mississippi River reflects the latest surveys performed along the newly established Mexican American border by a party led by William H. Emory, an officer in the U. S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. Shortly after the Gadsden Purchase of