MELISH, John (1771-1822) Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions...1823 United States became the first artist to

became the first artist to attempt the perilous journey up the Missouri River

mapmaker and landscape architect

Simcoe Ontario

not only surveyed 800 miles of the coast

MELISH, John (1771-1822) Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions...1823 United States became the first artist toMELISH, John (1771 1822)Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions Complied from the latest & best AuthoritiesCopper plate engraving with original hand colorPhiladelphia: James Finlayson, June 16th, 182343 x 56 inch sheet The second most important map in American history, juxtaposing for the first time the discoveries of Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Thomas Long, Thomas Nuttal and Andrew Ellicott. The first and most