A Map of the United States

An early map of America published in Philadelphia.

Published less than two decades after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this map captures the gradual development of the United States from a British territory into a fledgling nation. Colonial-era claims of Georgia are shown extending to the Mississippi River. North Carolina, on the other hand, has seceded the western lands that would eventually become Tennessee, labeled here as the Southwest Territory and home to one of the earliest mentions of Nashville on a map printed in America.

Land companies and grants reserved for veterans of the Revolutionary War are outlined across the Northwest Territory and parts of Kentucky. Frontier fortifications, Native American villages, and geographic features are also labeled throughout. A fascinating overview of the U.S. from the late 18th century.

Designed by Joseph Scott and published in Philadelphia by F. & R. Bailey in 1795 as part of The United States Gazetteer: Containing an Authentic Description of the Several States.

Source, Phillips pg. 871