This map, printed in 1816, shows the new boundaries of the United States following the rapid territorial expansion from the Louisiana Purchase. It is one of the earliest large-scale detailed maps made in the United States that showed the entire country from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Map of the United States of America: with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions. [Philadelphia: J. Melish, 1816] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96686672/>.

The map used for the Adams-Onís Treaty was Melish's Map of the United States, published in Philadelphia and improved to the first of January 1818. This map played a crucial role in defining the boundary between the United States and Spanish territory.

Mar 12, 2014 · English: This 1816 map by John Melish (1771–1822) is the first to show the United States as a continental state, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Melish was a Scot who traveled extensively in the United States in 1806–7.

Media in category "1816 maps of the United States" The following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total. A map of the United States and British provinces of Upper and Lower Canada with other parts adjacent - by Shelton and Kensett; A. Doolittle and T. Kensett sculp.; projected by Thomas Kensett.

This remarkable map, known among collectors as the Melish map of America offers a unique view of what would become the continental United States just a decade after the culmination of the Lewis and Clark expedition (May 14, 1804 – Sep 23, 1806).

Map of the United States of America : with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions / compiled from the latest & best authorities by John Melish. Philadelphia, 1816. Separate publication. John Melish's map brought together the works …

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1816 Map of the United States and contiguous British and Spanish possessions. June 6, 1816 map (possibly 6th edition -- handwritten notes on face of map) published by John Melish of Philadelphia. Includes an insert of the West Indies. U.S. National Archives. JPG File. English. Arts and Humanities | Education | Law | Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Map of the United States of America: with the contiguous British and Spanish possessions. Philadelphia: J. Melish, 1816. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/96686678/>. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: London and Washington. Seventh state. Includes inset of the West Indies.