This wonderful map is the first to show both St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, which were established in 1830, in northern Indiana.
Most of Indiana was developed from the southern end of the state, showing the strong influence of Kentucky, Virginia and southern Ohio pioneers.
However, both St. Joseph and Elkhart counties were developed by pioneers from New England, New York, Pennsylvania and the northern part of Ohio. Pioneers followed the Erie Canal as far as Ohio, then either continued on land to Toledo and Vistula, Ohio or took lake passage for Detroit, Michigan. Many followed the Detroit to Chicago Road (commonly known as the Chicago Road) and dropped off at convenient places in Indiana. Both the Vistula Road and the Chicago Road crossed the St. Joseph River, which began in Hillsdale, Michigan and emptied in Lake Michigan at what later became the towns of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan. In the early days most of the river was easily navigatable by paddle boats.
This map comes from Anthony Finley's 'A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms, and States in the World'; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, published in Philadelphia in 1832. The engraving was done by Young and Delleker.
Not much is known about Anthony Finley, but it is known that he produced atlases as early as 1818 and employed talented Philadelphia engravers such as Henry S. Tanner, J. Vallance, and J. Thackara. Their work is considered to have been remarkable for their distinctiveness and elegance.
The period 1820 to 1840 is considered the Golden Age of American cartography. During this period copper plate engraving accompanied by hand coloring reached its zenith.
Click on "click here" for larger, better image. Map size is 14" wide x 11" tall. All of our maps are digitally printed in full color and are authentic historic reproductions from the collection of map collector John Palmer. Keep in mind that all maps are shown on the web in poor quality because that is what the web does. All maps are in beautiful detail! Each map comes in an archivally protective Mylar sleeve. Image may appear to be split or folded. This is not the case and is only a result of scanning in 2 parts. Sorry, we cannot do research for you.
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