Map of the United States
ARROWSMITH,
Aaron.
A Map exhibiting all the New Discoveries in the Interior Parts of North America. Inscribed by Permission to the Honorable
Governor and Company of Adventurers of England and trading into Hudson’s Bay . . . A. Arrowsmith.
London,
1 January 1795. Additions to 1802.
London [
1802].
3 sheets. No copy was seen.
Not in Sabin.
Not in Phillips.
This map has a separate entry by Jefferson in his dated manuscript catalogue:
Arrowsmith’s map of the US. It was probably bought by Jefferson from James Cheetham in New York, to whom Jefferson wrote from Washington on June 17,
1803: “
. . . I think I have seen advertised in some paper that an edition of Arrowsmith’s map of the US. has been published at New
York. I shall be glad to recieve either that or the English
[
one?]
if to be had there. the latter would be preferred because I know the engraving is superiorly well done . . .”
The entry for Arrowsmith’s Map of the United States, price $
15.00, was included in Cheetham’s next bill, under date June 21, 1803.
A bill for books sent to Jefferson by William Duane includes under date February 2, 1804, “
1 four sheet map UStates.
8.00.
”
This may have been another map by Arrowsmith:
Map of America by A. Arrowsmith . . . 1804. W. & G. Cooke Sculpt.
London,
1804.
4 sheets, separates. No copy was seen.
This map was sent by Jefferson to John March at Georgetown, a bill from whom includes the entry: “
Feb. 10, 1804. Pasting Map of the United States.
.50.
”
For Aaron Arrowsmith, see No. 3836.
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Map of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On November 20, 1802, John Avery wrote from Boston, Massachusetts, to Jefferson: “Agreeable to the direction of the Legislature I have the honor to transmit your Excellency one set of the Maps of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, for your own use. I have delivered them to the care of the honorable M
r Varnum.”
Jefferson replied on January 23, 1803: “
General Varnum has delivered to me your letter of Nov. 20. together with the maps which the Legislature of Massachusetts has
been pleased to destine for me. I pray you to deliver my respectful acknolegements to them for this mark of their attention,
and to accept my thanks to yourself for the trouble you have been so good as to take, as well as assurances of my respect
and consideration.
”
Not in Phillips.
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Map of Maryland
On April 23, 1802, William Duane, in Washington, D.C., at the time, wrote to Jefferson: “. . . No map of Maryland is to be had here. I have ordered two different copies from Philadelphia, which if they should not
be acceptable or either of them, can be kept here for sale, they being in demand.”
On January 1, 1803, Jefferson bought a map of Maryland from Rapine, Conrad & Co. in Washington, entered on their bill “
1 Map of Maryland
5.00
”
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