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1828 Finley Map of Tennessee

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1828 Finley Map of Tennessee

Tennessee-finley-1828

Ilustrates Cherokee territory in southeastern Tennessee prior to the Trail of Tears.

Title


Tennessee.
  1828 (undated)     8.75 x 11.75 in (22.225 x 29.845 cm)     1 : 2600000

Description


This is an 1828 Anthony Finley map of Tennessee. The map depicts the state and the region from Kentucky to Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia and from the Mississippi River to North Carolina in Finley's classic minimalist style. Rivers, roads, canals, and some topographical features are illustrated. Counties are labeled and color coded which allows for easy differentiation between them.

Finley's map of Tennessee is particularly interesting and important due to its portrayal of the rapidly changing American Indian situation in the southeastern part of the state. In 1827, a substantial part of southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia was a confined territory assigned to the Lower Creek and Cherokee nations. Finley's map details the borders of this country as defined by the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers. American Indian villages and missionary stations, including the Brainerd Mission are labeled within and adjacent to the Cherokee territory. Just four years after this map was made, the Creek and Cherokee would be forcibly relocated westward in the infamous 'Trail of Tears.'

This map was engraved by Young and Delleker for the 1828 edition of Anthony Finley's General Atlas.

Cartographer


Anthony Finley (August 25, 1784 - June 9, 1836) was an American book and map publisher based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Finley was born in Philadelphia in 1874. He opened a bookshop and publishing house at the Northeast corner of Fourth and Chestnut Street, Philadelphia in 1809. His earliest known catalog, listing botanical, medical and other scientific works, appeared in 1811. His first maps, engraved for Daniel Edward Clarke’s Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia, and Africa also appear in 1811. His first atlas, the Atlas Classica, was published in 1818. He soon thereafter published the more significant A New American Atlas and the New General Atlas…, both going through several editions from 1824 to 1834. Although most of Finley's cartographic material was borrowed from European sources, his atlases were much admired and favorably reviewed. In addition to his work as a printer, Finley ran unsuccessfully on the 1818 Democratic ticket for Philadelphia Common Council. He was a founding officer of the Philadelphia Apprentices’ Library, and a member of both the American Sunday-School Union and the Franklin Institute. He was also an ardent supporter of the American Colonization Society, an organization dedication to returning free people of color to Africa - which led to the founding of Liberia. Much of his wealth was dedicated to supporting this cause. Finley was active as a publisher until his 1836 death, apparently of a 'lingering illness.' Shortly thereafter advertisements began appearing for his map business and plates, most of which were acquired by Samuel Augustus Mitchell. More by this mapmaker...

Source


Finley, Anthony, 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, Philadelphia, 1828.    

Condition


Very good. Blank on verso.

References


Rumsey 0282.029 (1827 edition). Phillips (Atlases) 4314, 760, 752, 6045.