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Ms. Howell: As you indicated in your question, several of Melish's "Map of the United States of America..." show Lake Michigan in the center portion of Indiana. For those who do not have ready access one of Melish's US maps see the following: 1) Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions / compiled from the latest & best authorities by John Melish ; engraved by J. Vallance & H.S. Tanner. Philadelphia : J. Melish, c1816. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.ct000820 2) Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions / compiled from the latest & best authorities by John Melish. Philadelphia : J. Melish, [1816] http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.ct000675 In 1972 the Library of Congress published "Ala Carte: Selected Papers on Maps and Atlases" which contained an article by Walter Ristow entitled "John Melish and His Map of the United States" which identifies the various states/editions of Melish's US map published between 1816 and 1823. The article is largely based on the work of Col. Lawrence Martin and includes a table identifying place name, physical feature, and state /territory border changes on the unique map - including land grants in Indiana that may have affected the border. While the article does not exclusively address the placement of Lake Michigan it does document the vast amount of changes to Melish's "Map of the United States.." and I will be happy to send you a copy for your files. Ed Redmond Geography & Map Reference Specialist Library of Congress Washington, DC 20540 - 4650 [email protected] 202-707-8548 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howell, Monique Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 2:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MapHist] John Melish's Map of Indiana This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
