America.

The British Empire in the Americas.

This appealing map of North and South America was drawn and engraved by J. Dower and published in London around 1835 by Henry Teesdale. Apart from that information being presented at the bottom of the sheet, the splashy red color highlighting British territory is also a good indication of an English publication. The somewhat unusual projection allows for the inclusion of the home isles (upper right), in addition to showing possessions in Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, South America, and across the South Atlantic.

Elsewhere, the judicious use of color continues. A variety of shades of muted hand color outlines the borders of the various independent nations. Unusually, Americans are given somewhat favorable claims in the Pacific Northwest. Contested lands in Maine – soon to erupt Aroostook War – are also noted. The French colonies of Martinique and Guadalupe in the Caribbean are carefully highlighted in blue – an intentional contrast of the rival empires?