Map Illustrating the plan of the defences of the Western & North-western Frontier, as proposed by The Hon: J.R. Poinsett, Sec. Of War...
In the early 19th century the issues of expansion and security were paramount, and this map shows the frontier of the western plains. With the Mississippi River as its eastern boundary and with only Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana as states at the time, this map shows the network of nearby forts and roads that reached from “Fort Towson” (in current southern Oklahoma) up to Fort Snelling (in present day Minnesota). This series of forts weave around the eastern edge of the alotted Indian lands, and was the pressing edge of settlement as it moved west. This map from a set that were initially published in 1837 and became so scarce that it warrented the government to reprint them again in 1860. Wheat #427..
Condition is good, with with one repaired tear upon a fold. Some hand color. Image size is 21.5 x 15.5 (inches).
