Schultz, Christian
1810

Early Original Map of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers

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A Map of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers; with Wood Creek, Oneida Lake, Onondaga River, part of Lake Ontario, Niagara River, part of Lake Erie, Le Beauf and French Creeks, and the Allegany River, Containing the Route from New York to Pittsburgh.

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Schultz's very early map of the with the Hudson, Mohawk, Allegheny, and Ohio Rivers. Shows a water-based transportation route from New York City to Pittsburg via the system of rivers and lakes with only a single portage required at the southern portion of Lake Erie.

Includes portions of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Follows the rivers' course from New York City and the Hudson River to Lake Ontario, via the Hudson River and Mohawk River; then follows the Ohio River, via Fort Erie and the Allegheny river.

Published in 1810 for Christian Schultz's "Travels on an Inland Voyage Through the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, and through the territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and New-Orleans; performed in the years 1807 and 1808…"

Schultz's work is one of the earliest works to give a detailed account of travel and the actual risks and dangers encountered in the west. Schultz's book is a compilation of his letters. The book was published in direct response to the negative reports in an earlier travel guide written by Englishman Thomas Ashe in 1806.

CREATOR: Schultz, Christian

PUBLICATION DATE: 1810

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Ohio River

CONDITION: Fair.  On heavy wove paper. Repairs to folds and marginal tears. Short margin at left.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Maverick

SIZE: 13 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

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