1825 Tanner Map of Ohio and Indiana

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1825 Tanner Map of Ohio and Indiana

OhioIndiana-tanner-1825

An important perspective on American Indian territory in Ohio and Indiana before the Treaty of Mississinewas forced the Miami off their traditional lands.
$1,250.00

Title


Ohio and Indiana By H.S. Tanner.
  1825 (dated)     21.5 x 26 in (54.61 x 66.04 cm)     1 : 1100000

Description


A rare and important map of Ohio and Indiana by H. S. Tanner. American Indian lands constitute most of modern-day northern Indiana, which would change only a year later with the signing of the Treaty of Mississinewas.
A Closer Look
This elephant folio map covers all of Ohio and Indiana and, in less detail, adjacent parts of Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Cities, towns, and forts are labeled, and roads, rivers, lakes, and topography are illustrated. Several Indian villages are identified and the Indian Border is labeled. Counties are identified and shaded using different colors.
American Indian Territory in Indiana
Tanner maps are highly desirable for their unique perspective on American geography from a period of rapid westward expansion, particularly with regard to American Indian lands. Here, the map depicts American Indian territory dominating the northwestern part of the state, particularly the Patawatima Reserve (which belonged to the Potawatomi) and the Miami Territory, slightly further east.  This map was issued in 1825, one year before the Treaty of Mississinewas, signed in 1826, which forced the Miami and Potowatomi to cede most of their land to the U.S. Government. The treaty also allowed for compensation to Miami Chief Richardville and other Miami notables in the form of estates within Indiana. The tribe also received $31 million. Nonetheless, adherence to the treaty was lax on both sides.
Publication History and Census
Tanner first published this map in 1823.  The present example is the scarce 2nd edition from 1825.  This map was published in the 1825 edition of Tanner's iconic New American Atlas.  Like all maps from the New American Atlas, this map is rarely seen on the market today. A rare transitional state published in 1824 also exists which we have handled. (See ohioindiana-tanner-1824.)

Cartographer


Henry Schenck Tanner (1786 - May 18, 1858) was one of the preeminent American map engravers and publishers of the early 19th century - what is considered to be the "Golden Age of American Map Publishing". Born in New York City but based in Philadelphia, Tanner's forty plus year career was almost entirely focused on cartographic work. His earliest map work appears in conjunction with another important map publisher, John Melish. Early in his career, Tanner partnered with his brother Benjamin, to engrave extensively for Melish as well as other Philadelphia publishers including Lucas Fielding (Baltimore), A. Bourne, Jason Torey, Samuel Harrison, and Samuel Lewis, among others. In 1818 Tanner convinced his fellow publishers and partners to finance the compilation of a New American Atlas. The atlas was sold by subscription and slowly emerged between 1819 and 1823. The New American Atlas, possibly the pinnacle of 19th century American cartography and was commended in its day as "one of the most splendid works of the kind ever executed in this country". It was subsequently republished in several updated editions until about 1839. Tanner had by this time become the most active and influential map publisher in the United States. Around 1832, recognizing the market for a less cost prohibitive atlas, Tanner began work on the smaller format New Universal Atlas. This popular and important atlas went through numerous editions before being bought out by Carey and Hart, and then, in 1846, by S. A. Mitchell, who would rise to become the preeminent publisher of the next generation. In addition to these important atlases, Tanner also issued numerous extremely important and influential travelers guides, state maps, wall maps, and pocket maps. He should not be confused with his brother, also an America map engraver, the New Yorker Benjamin Tanner. More by this mapmaker...

Source


Tanner, H. S., A New American Atlas, (Philadelphia: Tanner) 1825.     Tanner's New American Atlas is regarding as the largest and most beautiful early American atlas, truly a landmark achievement from the Golden Age of American Cartography. The atlas was initially published in five parts between 1819 and 1823, after which collected editions were issued in 1823, 1825, 1833, and 1839. It terms of size, format, printing quality, paper quality, cartographic accuracy, and elegance of engraving, the New American Atlas was unparalleled. As noted by map historian Walter Ristow, 'Tanner's atlas raised U.S. commercial map production to a new level of excellence.' His contemporaries were also duly impressed. The American educator and historian Jared Sparks, as quoted by Ristow, describes the atlas as thus:
on the whole as an American Atlas, we believe Mr. Tanner’s work to hold a rank far above any other, which has been published. The authentic documents, to which he had access, the abundance of his materials, the apparent fidelity, with which they are compiled, the accurate construction of his maps, and the elegance with which they are executed, all these afford ample proofs of the high character of the work, of its usefulness as a means of extending the geographic knowledge of our own country, and of its claims to public patronage. (Ristow, p. 197)

Condition


Good. Light centerfold wear. Faint damstaining along left and right border within the printed image and in upper margin not effecting printed image.

References


Rumsey 2755.012 (1823). Phillips (Atlases) P4463.