1807 "Carte des Provinces Sept'les des Etats-Unis," by J. N. Buache

Presented is an antique engraved map of the the northeastern United States. The map is titled "Carte des Provinces Sept'les des États-Unis." The map was designed by J. N. Buache and although undated on the map, it was published in the 1807 French edition of The Life of George Washington. The map is labeled partly in French, including some major state and city names, like "Pensilvanie" and "Philadelphie." Counties are named as "Province," like "Province de Northumberland" and "Prov'ce de Northampton" and "P'ce de Middlesex." It also uses the Paris meridian for longitude. Although published in 1807, the borders depict the the United States in 1792, at the time of George Washington's second inauguration. The state’s borders are delineated and emphasized with hand colored borders. Other map details include county and town names, mountain ranges, rivers, and a scale of miles. Native American villages and fortifications can be found closer to the western borders. Other items of interest inc