Original Map - "Introductory Map." A Series of Maps to Willard's History of the United States, or, Republic of America.

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Original publisher's hand-colored engraved map showing parts of the United States and Canada from the East Coast to about the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is labeled with its original name, Namaesisipu. No date, circa 1828. Paper with margins measures 17" x 11." Actual map area measures 9 1/4" x 11 1/2." Paper is very clean and intact except for a few spots and a couple yellow marks in the bottom margin. Small glue repair on the back. This map is from the first edition of Emma Willard's atlas titled, A Series of Maps of Willard's History of the United States, or, Republic of America. Pink, yellow, blue, and green watercolors highlight the names of Indigenous tribes labeled on the map and the migration paths of said tribes. Title is printed at the top along with the following: "To Accompany Willard's History of the United States." Printed at the bottom is the following: "Engraved & Printed by Saml. Maverick." Different geographic features are shown including rivers, bays, and Indigenous settlements. The Atlantic Ocean is labeled as "Salt Water or Great Water." Emma Willard (1787-1870) was a women's rights activist, educator, and cartographer. From an early age, Willard had a prowess for learning, academics, and teaching. Among Willard's major accomplishments was her founding of the first school for women's higher education, Troy Female Seminary, in 1821. Willard's school gave women opportunities to learn academic subjects that were typically reserved for men at the time, such as geography, history, philosophy, mathematics, and science. Troy Female Seminary is still open to this day in Troy, New York as the Emma Willard School (or simply, Emma) as a reputable and prestigious private school. Willard is also notable for being the first woman cartographer in the United States who worked in a professional capacity. Willard's approach to cartography was innovative in that she viewed mapmaking as a way to represent the relationship between historical events and philosophical concepts such as space, time, and memory. Samuel Maverick (1789-1845) came from a family of engravers and printers in New York. The work of the Mavericks was highly regarded and the family's printing tradition began with Peter Rushton Maverick (1755-1811). From the inception of Peter R. Maverick's career until about the mid-1800s, the Maverick name was synonymous engraving, lithography, and printing as a whole. N° de ref. del artículo 021716

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