Monk, Jacob "A New Map of that portion of North America exhibiting the United States and Territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico,..."

Jacob Monk.  "A New Map of that portion of North America exhibiting the United States and Territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico, also, Central America, the West India Islands. Compiled from the most recent surveys & authentic sources." Baltimore: Jacob Monk, 1853. Separately issued wall map. 55 x 59. Lithograph by A. Hoen & Co. 57 x 61. Full original hand color. Most of the top of the printed area is missing from four to eight inches across the top; Washington Territory is the only part that is missing from the U.S. portion. Map professionally conserved and lined. Overall, very good appearance. Ref.: Wheat, Transmississippi West, III: 163-4 and 328-9. An unusual 1853 version of Monk's impressive map of North America, an early edition in a series of wall maps published between 1851 and 1863. The map focuses on transportation routes crisscrossing the country, including railroads built and proposed, and tables are included at the right listing distances