MELISH, John (1771-1822) Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions...1823 1016inventory where he made sketches of

where he made sketches of what would later become his most famous paintings

”  His 1846 update still didn’t correctly locate the Rio Grande or El Paso

Threnetes Leucurus (White-tailed Barbed-throat)

he appears to have worked as a court artist in France

Compagnies Land was one of two islands supposedly sighted by de Vries on his 1643 voyage

MELISH, John (1771-1822) Map of the United States with the contiguous British and Spanish Possessions...1823 1016inventory where he made sketches ofMELISH, 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