Bridgman, Erastus Clark (sold)
Erastus Clark Bridgman (October 31, 1817 - August 25, 1870) was a New York City based map publisher active in the middle of the 19th century. Bridgman was born in Westhampton, Massachusetts. He was in South Carolina in 1849, where his first child was born, but moved to New York City by 1850. Bridgman was in partnership with Edward H. Ensign (1818 - 1871) and Horace Thayer from 1850 - 1852, publishing under the imprint of 'Ensign, Thayer, and Co.' Later, from 1854 - 1863, the partnership changed to Edward H. Ensign, Thomas C. Fanning (1805 - 1873), and Bridgman, publishing as 'Ensign, Bridgman and Fanning.' After his death, the Bridgman firm was taken over by his son Edward Clark Bridgman (1849 - 19??).
Pre-Civil War Westward Expansion.
Map of the United States, with its Territories; also Mexico and the West Indies.
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A scarce American wall map of the United States and Mexico issued by Ensign, Bridgeman and Fanning in 1856. As the title suggests, the map covers all of the United States as well as Mexico, Cuba, and Central America as far as Panama. Inset maps in the lower left illustrate the world and the Lesser Antilles. The focus of the map is westward expansion in the United States. Updates accordingly focused on administrative changes west of the Mississippi. Here, Texas conforms to the Compromise of 1850 borders, and the Gadsden Purchase has added new territory to New Mexico. The borders of Kansas and Nebraska follow the Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30, 1854, in which Nebraska stretches to the Canadian border. The gold region in the Sacramento Valley is highlighted in California. The map notes emigrant and exploration routes to the west, including Fremont's Route, the Oregon Trail, and the Santa Fe Caravan route. American Indian lands are rigorously identified throughout as if to remind emigrants that the land is not completely free and uninhabited. (more details)
The early days of Minnesota Territory.
Map of Minnesota and Part of Wisconsin.
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A stunning 1856 Ensign, Bridgman, and Fanning map of Minnesota Territory representing the early settlement of Minnesota. This map illustrates the beginning of the settlement plan for Minnesota proposed by Jonathan Carver in his 1778 Travels. When this map was issued, life in Minnesota was characterized by harsh living conditions and frontier lawlessness dominated by American Indian relations and the fur trade. (more details)
Pedagogical tool - The Empire of Things.
The Cottage Ornament.
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An impressive pedagogical tool, this is Ensign, Bridgman and Fanning's 1857 wall map of the United States with a densely informative surround. The complex and dense wall map was designed to address pedagogical issues of the mid-19th century, when the westward expansion and homesteading led to increased rural populations without access to educational infrastructure. It is intended to be a textbook at-a-glance, able teach American history, science, and geography, as well as inspire patriotic optimism. The overall organization and pictorial richness mean the reader need not even be literate to absorb the map's messages. (more details)