(Pacific - Asia) Outline map of north eastern Asia, and the Asiatic islands...

(Pacific - Asia) Outline map of north eastern Asia, and the Asiatic islands of the northern Pacific ocean, drawn from the latest accessible authorities, by Aaron H. Palmer, to illustrate..., Palmer - U.S. Govt., 1848
Under President Polk the shift into American expansion had been profound, not only had he won the Mexican-American War, but had resolved the issue of the Oregon Territory, annexed Texas and negotiated the Mexican Cession. His actions made much of the continental U.S. we know today. But perhaps there was more to consider beyond the Pacific coast. Aaron H. Palmer was convinced that the mysterious and insular land of Japan was a place rich in abundance of precious metals as well as coal, and the potential was considerable. That mixed with Palmer's concern for how the Japanese mistreated American whalers put a drive in him to intervene and force the hand of the Japanese.
  This amazing large map for the northern Pacific stretches from the Bering Strait and the Aleutian Islands over to Japan and Korea, down the China coast and even into the Siberian interior and Lake Baikal. This is the view of American politics potentially expanding far beyond its own shores. Condition is very good though margins are close as is typical. Some outline hand color. Image size is approximately 22.5 x 35 (inches)