1856 "Map of the United States, with its Territories; also Mexico and the West Indies" by Ensign, Bridgeman, and Fanning

Presented is a scarce American wall map of the United States and Mexico issued by Ensign, Bridgman, and Fanning in 1856. As the title suggests, the map covers all of the United States, as well as Mexico, Cuba, and Central America as far as Panama. Additional iInset maps in the lower left illustrate the World on a double hemispheric projection and the West Indies. The focus of the map is the westward expansion and settlement of the United States. The map was updated accordingly, to indicate territorial and border changes west of the Mississippi River. In this 1856 printing, Texas is configured with borders established as a result of the Compromise of 1850 and New Mexico has added new territory thanks to the Gadsden Purchase. The borders of Kansas and Nebraska adhere to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30, 1854 in which Nebraska stretches to the Canadian border.  Published at the tail’s end of the gold rush,  the gold region in the Sacramento Valley, California  is highlighted. The map not