Map of the World, On Mercators Projection.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by T & E.H. Ensign, New York. Engraved by John Atwood

• MEDIUM: Lithograph,

  DATE: 1844

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 40 5/8 x 29 1/8". Overall framed size 45 x 57"

• DESCRIPTION: U.S. produced wall map on original roller rods. With the Republic of Texas!<br><br> The United States and Great Britain established in 1818 joint claim over the Oregon Territory - the region north of Spanish controlled Upper California up to the southern boundary of Russia's Alaska Territory at North latitude 54°40'. By the late 1830's this arrangement was beginning to fall apart. In the 1840's the expansionist Democrats, including their 1844 presidential candidate, James Polk, claimed the entire region for the United States. Their expansionist desires were expressed by Polk's famous campaign slogan, "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" The slogan also became a rally cry for Americans desiring to settle the territory. Following Polk's election, the dispute was resolved by the 1846 Treaty of Oregon, which struck a compromise that fixed the U.S./Canadian boundary at 49º North.<br><br> This large format map, joined on two sheets, is as attractive as it is informative. The map is surrounded by several decorative elements including 91 flags of countries around the world, vignettes of the four continents depicting natives and wildlife, and an elaborate seashell border.<br><br> The Republic of Texas was a short-lived nation established in March 1836 when it ceded from Mexico. It remained an independent Republic until it joined the United States in 1846. Cartographically, the Republic is depicted with the Rio Grande forming its western border and the Arkansas and Red Rivers defining the northern and eastern boundaries.<br><br> In the northwest, Oregon Territory extends well into present-day British Columbia. Alaska is named Russian America. The seas are filled with the tracks of many explorers including Columbus, Cabot, Cook, La Perouse and Vancouver. There are also tracks showing the Arctic and Antarctic expeditions including those of Ross and Parry.<br><br>

• ADDITIONAL INFO: An unusually fine example of this map..

• CONDITION: Very good condition. Original hand coloring

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