Schultz, Christian
1810

Early Original Map of the Mississippi River from Ohio R. to Gulf of Mexico

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A Map of the Mississippi River, Containing the Route from the Mouth of the Ohio to New Orleans.

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Finely executed original antique map of the Mississippi River from Fort Jefferson, Kentucky, near the junction with the Ohio River, to the Gulf of Mexico. Fort Jefferson was established in 1780 by George Rogers Clark at the express instruction of the then Governor of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson. The fort was abandoned in June 1781.

The area bounded by Bayou Manchac, Lake Ponchartrain and the Mississippi River is labeled "Island of New Orleans". In 1803 Alexander Hamilton wrote
"The Island of New-Orleans is in length about 150 miles; its breadth varies from 10 to 30 miles. Most of it is a marshy swamp, periodically inundated by the river. The town of New-Orleans, situated about 105 miles from the mouth of the river, contains near 1300 houses, and about 8000 inhabitants, chiefly Spanish and French. It is defended from the overflowings of the river, by an embankment, or leveé, which extends near 50 miles."(Purchase of Louisiana, [5 July 1803],” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018, http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-26-02-0001-0101.)


This fine antique copper-plate engraved map is is one of the earliest maps of the Mississippi River published in America. Drawn by Christian Schultz. Two maps on one sheet.

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 western country. Schultz's book is a compilation of his letters, and 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: Mississippi River

CONDITION: Good.  On heavy wove paper. Repairs to folds. Margin reinstated archivally at lower right.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Maverick

SIZE: 16 " x 8 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 10

PRICE: $

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