Lot 253: Henry Schenck Tanner (1786-1858)

Henry Schenck Tanner (1786-1858), "Map of Louisiana and Mississippi... Improved to 1825", Philadelphia, 1825, hand-colored copper-engraved map, plate mark 29 in. x 23 7/8 in., sheet 31 in. x 23 7/8 in., attractively framed.
Note: This second state of the map, published in 1825, includes significant additions. The Choctaw Purchase in west central Mississippi appears here for the first time. In addition, the formation of Monroe County along the banks of the Tombeckbee River into Chickasaw Indian lands is shown, as is a new boundary line running between Choctaw and Chickasaw lands, from the headwaters of the Wolkee River northwest to the Mississippi River just downstream of Fort Pickering. Another change in this region is a redrawing of the mountain range running through the Indian lands. Several counties have been added to the map, including Covington County in Mississippi, as well as Lafayette and St. Mary's Counties in Louisiana.