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The Territorial Expansion of the United States

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Description: The Territorial Expansion of the United States
TitleThe Territorial Expansion of the United States
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation dateUnknown
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsUnknown
LocationUnknown
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsUnited States--MapsAmerica--Discovery and explorationLand settlement
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Introduction
Bronwyn Griffith
Description: Images of the West: Survey Photography in French Collections, 1860–1880
Images of the West: Survey Photography in French Collections, 1860–1880
AN ARDOR FOR DISCOVERY marks the period immediately following the American Civil War. The western territories held promise of the American future, with vast expanses of land for settlement and abundant natural resources to be tapped. Earlier governmental expeditions had employed artists to render the landscapes and, as the expeditions continued and expanded after the war, photography came to play...
Author
François Brunet (Editor), Bronwyn Griffith (Editor)
PublisherTerra Foundation for American Art
Copyright© 2007, Terra Foundation for American Art
Related print edition pages: pp.8-9
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00237.001
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20983&redirecttoanchor=62075
Chapter subject tags:Landscape photography--West (U.S.)Photography--History--19th centuryLand settlementIndians of North America

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Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 26
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The Great Surveys
Description: Map of the Caddo area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
Map of the Caddo area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
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LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the Caddo area of Arkansas,...
Map of the Caddo area of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
Description: Pineapple
Pineapple
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 15
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1535
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1533525
Accession number55597
Pineapple
Pineapple
Description: Early map of the Mississippi River near Cahokia
Early map of the Mississippi River near Cahokia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1826
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Early map of the Mississippi River near...
Early map of the Mississippi River near Cahokia
Description: Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States, United States Coast...
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States, United States Coast Survey
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 24
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1854
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Dimensions22 × 23 in. (55.88 × 58.42 cm)
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of...
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States, United States Coast Survey
Description: The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark
The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator name (description)After Karl Bodmer
Creator nationality/cultureSwiss
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1834
Object typePrint
MaterialsAquatint
Dimensions11 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (28.6 × 34.9 cm)
LocationJoslyn Art Museum, Omaha
The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre...
The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark
Description: Map of the Trails of Tears, showing the paths of forced removal of five Native...
Map of the Trails of Tears, showing the paths of forced removal of five Native American tribes from their homelands in the Southeast
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
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LocationN/A
N/A
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Map of the Trails of Tears, showing the...
Map of the Trails of Tears, showing the paths of forced removal of five Native American tribes from their homelands in the Southeast
Description: Lienzo de Tlaxcala: The siege of Tenochtitlan
Lienzo de Tlaxcala: The siege of Tenochtitlan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsCotton
Lienzo de Tlaxcala: The siege of...
Lienzo de Tlaxcala: The siege of Tenochtitlan
Description: Eminent American Explorers and Artists
Eminent American Explorers and Artists
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 26
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1876
Object typePrint
MaterialsXylograph
LocationClub Alpin Français, Paris
Eminent American Explorers and Artists
Eminent American Explorers and Artists
Description: Map of the United States, 2000
Map of the United States, 2000
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationFrom Trudy A. Suchan et al., "Census Atlas of the United States" (Washington, DC: US Census Office, 2007), 127
Map of the United States, 2000
Map of the United States, 2000
Description: Cantino planisphere
Cantino planisphere
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1502
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsIlluminated manuscript on vellum leaves
LocationBiblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy
Cantino planisphere
Cantino planisphere
Description: Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of greater southeastern United...
Map of greater southeastern United States showing Indian lands and communities
Description: Boone's First View of Kentucky
Boone's First View of Kentucky
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameRanney, William Tylee
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
Boone's First View of Kentucky
Boone's First View of Kentucky
Description: Map of the United States, c. 1850
Map of the United States, c. 1850
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationFrom H.W. Brands et al., "American Stories: A History of the United States," 3rd ed. combined vol. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2014), 290; Robert A. Divine et al., "America Past and Present," brief 8th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2010), 184
Map of the United States, c. 1850
Map of the United States, c. 1850
Description: Tupinambá scene with ahouaï tree
Tupinambá scene with ahouaï tree
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 15
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1557
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1411638
Accession number9072
Tupinambá scene with ahouaï...
Tupinambá scene with ahouaï tree
Description: Map of the Southeast showing the path of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto...
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Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the Southeast showing the path of...
Map of the Southeast showing the path of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto (1496–1542) from 1539 to 1543
Description: Portrait of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Portrait of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 26
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1874
Object typePrint
LocationÉcole Normale Supérieure, Bibliothèque des Lettres, Paris
Portrait of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Portrait of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Description: Preliminary Chart of the Entrance to San Francisco Bay, United States Coast Survey
Preliminary Chart of the Entrance to San Francisco Bay, United States Coast Survey
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 24
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation date1856
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Dimensions20 1/2 × 38 in. (52.07 × 96.52 cm)
Preliminary Chart of the Entrance to San...
Preliminary Chart of the Entrance to San Francisco Bay, United States Coast Survey
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 15
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Creation date1494
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1443149
Accession number18698
On the Islands Newly Discovered in the...
On the Islands Newly Discovered in the Indian Sea (De Insulis nuper in mari Indico repertis)
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Map of Indian tribal regions of the lower Mississippi and adjacent Gulf Coast
Posted by:John Carlson
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DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of Indian tribal regions of the...
Map of Indian tribal regions of the lower Mississippi and adjacent Gulf Coast
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Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
Posted by:John Carlson
May 24
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Creation date1493
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
LocationBritish Library, London
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
Description: Map of the United States, c. 1900
Map of the United States, c. 1900
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 09
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
LocationFrom Alan Brinkley, "American History: Connecting with the Past," 15th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014), 488
Map of the United States, c. 1900
Map of the United States, c. 1900
Description: The True Brazil, a Province of Quito (Le vrais Bresil es province du Quito), detail
The True Brazil, a Province of Quito (Le vrais Bresil es province du Quito), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 15
Creator nationality/culturePortuguese?
Creator roleMapmaker
Creation datec. 1547
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsTempera, gold paint, gold leaf, and black ink on parchment
LocationHuntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California
https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll7/id/53441
Accession numbermssHM 29
The True Brazil, a Province of Quito (Le...
The True Brazil, a Province of Quito (Le vrais Bresil es province du Quito), detail
Description: Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan
Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsCotton
Cortés converses with the Aztec...
Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan
Description: Map of central Chaco Canyon
Map of central Chaco Canyon
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
Map of central Chaco Canyon
Map of central Chaco Canyon
Description: Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Map of the central Mississippi River...
Map of the central Mississippi River valley
Description: Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 26
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1874
Object typePrint
LocationÉcole Normale Supérieure, Bibliothèque des Lettres, Paris
Yellowstone
Yellowstone

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