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First edition of this highly detailed map of the region from Vandermaelen's Atlas Universel, the first atlas to systematically map the world in uniform scale. The map can be distinguished from later editions by the credits below the neatline, not present on the later edition of the map.

The map is a testament to the phenomenal effort Vandermaelen undertook to compile contemporary and highly detailed information from all parts of the world. This map shows counties, towns, roads, rivers, mountains, Indian tribes and villages, forts, lakes, and other geographical details. Indiana is still largely unsettled, as are parts of western Kentucky and Ohio. Early primitive counties abound. Many annotations. A fine example of a scarce and highly desireable map, for which only 300 examples were reportedly issued.

Philippe Marie Vandermaelen Biography



