Mapping the American West 1540-1857

2018 Reprint of 1954 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Wheat's preliminary study precedes his monumental Mapping the Transmississippi West and serves as an introduction to the cartography of the American West. In is and short, accessible and affordable introduction to the later work. Originally published in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, 1954.