Melish, John, 1771-1822
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1771-06-13 - 1822-12-30
Biography
Scottish mapmaker who published some of the earliest maps of the United States. In 1816, he created the first map of the United States extending to the Pacific Ocean.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
United States of America..., 1818-07-16
Item — Map-case 4, drawer: 7, map: 70
Identifier: 1500.026.4.7.70
Scope and Contents
A colored map showing the area of the united states from New Bruswick in Canada to the Rio Grand River; southern Canada and northeastern Mexico.
Scale is 120 miles to the inch.
Dates:
1818-07-16