MAPS OF THE UNITED STATES
• United States • Alabama • Arkansas • California • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kanzas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan• Michigan U.P. & Lake Superior • Minnesota

MAPS OF U.S. CITIES
• Baltimore • Boston • Louisville & New Orleans • New York City • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh & Cincinnati • Savannah &Charleston • St Louis & Chicago • Washington & Georgetown

EASTERN HEMISPHERE MAPS
• Arabia, Persia • Asia • Australia • Austria • China • Denmark • East Indies, Birmah, Siam • England • Europe • France • Greece • Holland & Belgium • India • Ireland • Islands of the Pacific Ocean • Italy • Japan • London and Vicinity • Palestine (Israel) • Paris & Vicinity • Prussia & Saxony • Russia • Scotland • Spain & Portugal • Sweden & Norway • Switzerland • Turkey in Asia • Turkey in Europe

WESTERN HEMISPHERE MAPS
• Brazil and Guayana • Central America • Chili, Argentina, Uruguay
& Paraguay • Cuba and Jamaica • Lower Canada & New Brunswick • Mexico • New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Newfoundland • New Granada, Venezuela & Ecuador • North America • Northern America • Patagonia • Peru and Bolivia• South America • Upper Canada

OTHER MAPS
• The World • The Hemispheres (two maps in one frame) • Contemplating the World • Two Cultures

Our maps are exact reproductions from our collection of over 80 original mid 1800's maps of states and countries throughout the world.

Your SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED or simply send back the map within 30 days for a full refund, less the cost of shipping. MAPS FROM THE PAST offers beautiful, color reproductions from our collection of over 80 original maps from the mid 1800's. The map you select will arrive in a cherry stained wood frame protected under acrylic. The double matting is available in two color combinations: Birch (top) and Gray (bottom) or Eucalyptus (top) and Tartan Green (bottom), and includes a dust cover; ready to hang. The map will compliment any decor and makes a unique and special gift.

Passion for vintage maps.

Randy & Karen Redwine (owners) believe that these aged maps tell a fascinating story, taking all of us back to an earlier time in the history of ourever-changing world.

The majority of our collection of over 80 original maps is from J H Colton’s 1856 Atlas of the World. Colton was the premier mapmaker of his day, he published a two-volume set of atlases that contained maps of astounding color and attention to detail. These beautifully reproduced works of art are true to the originals, including the look of the paper, some having water stains and other signs of their almost 150 year journey through time.

Your selection is printed from our original, then if you choose our framed option it will be sent to our framer (Name), who has over twenty years of experience. (Name) will build the frame and cut your mat color choices by hand.

Your map(s) will arrive “ready to hang” , it will be a conversation piece for years to come.

This 1856 map of The United States details the period in our country's history when there was a vast difference between the more settled and "civilized" East, and the wild and largely untamed West. We invite you to explore a state, territory or country that is of interest to you and may be part of your heritage. Thank you for visiting our site. Randy & Karen Redwine

Florida- Florida was discovered in 1496 by Cabot, and was visited by Ponce de Leon in 1512. The settlement of San Augustine was founded in 1564, and Pensacola in 1596. In 1850 the population of Dade County was 159 and it had 23 dwellings. Today it is well over two million.

Virginia- The first settlement was made at Jamestown in April, 1607. This was the first permanent English settlement in America. On the approach of the American Revolution the eloquent statesmen of Virginia were among the first to oppose English oppression.

Arkansas- * The constitution forbids the establishment of any bank or banking institution in this state. None are at present in operation, and the old State Bank has for some time been in process of liquidation.

Kentucky- * The country in general is well timbered. Perhaps among its forest growths none is more valuable than the sugar tree, which grows in all parts, and furnishes the settler with an indispensable staple; and the honey locust, from which domestic beer is made. The coffee tree grows large and also bears a pod in which is enclosed coffee.

Ohio- * Its canals and railroads are on a most magnificent scale, crossing and re-crossing in every direction.....with respect to macadamized roads, plankroads, turnpikes etc, few other states are so amply provided; and in every direction, connecting commercial centers, lines of magnetic telegraphs...

Kansas- *....over these hills and on the broad plains buffalo range by thousands, feeding upon the bunch and buffalo grasses with which they are densely covered.

Tennessee- * The climate of Tennessee is mild and genial, being free alike from the scorching heats of the South and the chilling blasts of the North. Cattle may graze on the plains throughout the winter.

Nebraska- In 1856 this territory was quite immense, extending northward from the border with Kansas, all the way to the present day Canadian border. An area of 335,882 square miles. No census had been done when this map was printed, but the estimated population, exclusive of Indians, was between five and six thousand for this entire region.

Indiana- The number of farms in cultivation in June 1850 was 93,896 and included 314,299 horses, 6,599 asses and mules, 680,272 cattle, 40,221 working oxen, 1,122,493 sheep, and 2,263,776 swine.

Michigan- The first settlements were made by the French engaged in the fur trade, and Catholic missionaries were settled among the Indians at an early period. As early as 1632 Father Saegard had reached Lake Huron. Michigan, in common with the whole Northwest Territory, was held by France until 1763, and then by England until the end of the Revolutionary War. However, the government of the United States did not take possession until 1796.

Illinois was settled by the French from Canada, and originally embraced the whole country north and west of the Ohio River. In 1789 it was formed into a government under the title, The Territory North-west of the Ohio. This immense domain has since been divided into the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and in part, the Territory of Minnesota.

New Mexico- * "Santa Fe, the capital, is and old town, having been founded in 1581. It consists of narrow, irregular streets, with house of a single story built of adobes..."

Utah- * "The territory now called Utah formerly constituted a portion of the Mexican province of California Alta, and as such passed into the possession of the United States by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in February, 1848."

*quotations from the 1850 census page.

Oregon & Washington Territory- The Oregon Territory was organized in 1848 and Washington was a portion of Oregon until it was made a seperate territory in March 1853. The population of Oregon increased 175% between 1850 and 1853, when it went from 12,093 to 33,324. Washington, (as a part of Oregon had a population of 1,201 in 1850, and 3,965 in a local census done in 1854.

Iowa- Originally part of the French province of Louisiana, which was purchased by the United States in 1803, the first white settlements were made at Dubuque in 1686, by Frenchmen. They built a fort here and commenced trade with the Indians, which was the sole dependence of the place for more than a century and a half.

Missouri- The admission of the state into the Union was not effected before a fierce and stormy debate in the national legislature and a compromise on the subject of slavery, by which it was agreed that no more States with the institution of slavery should be admitted to north of 36 degrees 30' north latitude. Such is the celebrated "Missouri compromise line".

"New Hampshire has been called, and not inaptly, the ""Switzerland of America"". Its scenery is full of granduer and magnificence. From the lofty summits of its rugged mountains the eye surveys one of the wildest, and at the same time most enchanting, countries of the world. Rocks piled on rocks, clothed in gigantic forest growths and shrubs; placid lakes embosoming countless verdant islets; pleasant valleys and and farm lands in the highest state of cultivation..."

*quotation from the 1850 census page on New Hampshire

New Jersey- The city of Trenton is memorable as this is where on the night of December 25th, 1776, General George Washington crossed the Delaware River and captured 1,000 Hessians. During the Revolutionary War some of the most difficult battles were fought in this state.

Maine- The first settlements in Maine were made in 1604 by the French, and 1607 by Sir John Gilbert, but were not of long duration. In 1652 the province was placed under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts and thenceforth governed by it until 1820, when, after many attempts at seperation, a popular vote finally accomplished it and Maine was admitted to the Union on March 15th, 1820.

Vermont- The territory of Vermont was originally claimed by both New Hampshire and New York until the commencement of the Revolutionary War. In July, 1777, Vermont independently adopted a constitution, and not being accounted by the British as one of the revolting colonies, escaped much of the troubles of the revolutionary period. In 1789 Vermont amicably adjusted it's relations with the contestant states, and on March 4th, 1791, became one of the United States.

Massachusetts-By 1856 large amounts of granite and marble had been quarried from Massachusetts, and many of the public buildings in the large Atlantic cities were built with these materials. This territory was settled by two colonies; at Plymouth, in 1620, and Salem in 1626. This state had some of the earliest popular movements leading to the general revolution when it strenously opposed taxes imposed by England to pay for it's war against France.

Rhode Island- In 1850 Rhode Island is divided into 5 counties. Providence County had 12,760 dwellings and 16,959 families.
* " Roger Williams was the first white settler within the present (1856) limits of the state. Expelled from Massachusetts for maintaining opinions for which the minds of men were not yet prepared, he sought refuge in the wilderness, and after habitating with the Indians for many weeks he descended the Pawtucket River, and turning around at Fox Point, slacked his thirst at a spring on the bank, and afterward erected his habitation nearby. In grateful acknowledgement of, ""God's merciful providence to him in his distress"" he called the place Providence."

*quotation from the census page of 1850-Rhode Island

Georgia- * "Northwestern Georgia (in 1856), indeed, is destined to become a scene of busy industry; the vast water-power, the abundance of timber, and the beauty of the climate will all tend to it's development and sucess."
The population of Georgia as stated in the 1850 census was as follows:
total number of dwellings 91,206
whites-521,572
free colored-2,931
slaves-381,682
farms in cultivation-51,759
industrial establishments-1,407

* "During the present century (19th) the state has enjoyed a steady increase of prosperity, and has attained a most distingushed position in the Union".

*quotations taken from the 1850 census page for Georgia.

Delaware- Lord De la War, governor of Virginia, appears to have been the first to enter the bay which thence took his name. This was in 1610. By 1850 there were 15,290 dwellings and a total population of 91,532. The number of primary and public schools on June 1st, 1850 was 194 with 214 teachers and 8,970 students. Adults unable to read and write 10,181.

Pennsylvania- The first European settlers within this state were Swedes, from the colony previously established on the Delaware Bay. Pennslyvania has numerous magnificent works of internal improvement which include the great line of railroad from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, one of the longest and most expensive in the Union at 357 miles in length. The mineral resources consist cheifly of its vast deposits of coal and iron. The coal district is cheifly occupied by mountains which as yet offer a secure retreat to cougars, wolves, bears and other animals.

North Carolina- The first English settlement in America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh On Roanoke Island in this state in 1585, but was abandoned the following year. Two subsequent attempts at settlement also failed. The citizens of Mecklenburg County formally declared the independence of the state on May 21st, 1775, and by this and such acts North Carolina was among the foremost of the colonies in bringing about the revolution.

South Carolina- Columbia, on the Congaree, below the confluence of the Broad and Saluda rivers, is the seat of government and in 1850 had 6,060 inhabitants. As a commercial state, South Carolina ranked high with exports as of June 30th, 1850 valued at $11,447,800 and imports at $1,933,785.

Maryland- The cost of supporting paupers in 1849-1850 amounted to $71,668. The number on the pauper list on June 1st, 1850 was 1,936. The whole number of criminals convicted within the year had been 207- 183 natives and 24 foreigners. The number in prison was 397. Annapolis is the seat of government and contains 3,011 inhabitants.

The State of Connecticut
In the year 1850 Connecticut contained 6 cities, 12 boroughs, and a large number of villages. New Haven, on a small bay of Long Island Sound, is the largest city. The coasting trade is extensive, and it has several vessels employed in the whale fisheries. Population 20,345.
THE TERRITORY OF MINNESOTA
St. Paul, the capital, is a town of but a few years growth, In 1842 it consisted of a single trading house and 7 years later it was the site of a Catholic mission. Since the latter period it has progressed rapidly, and now, (1855) contains an imposing capital and has all the accompaniments of a large city. Population of 5,000 or 6,000 souls. In 1850 it contained only 1,338 inhabitants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
Previous to April 19th 1852, Wisconsin had no legalized banking establishments. On July 4th, 1853, there were 8 such institutions.
Of the population of 1850, the number of persons, "deaf and dumb" was 69; of persons "blind", 63; of persons "insane", 54; and of persons 'idiotic", 94-all white persons, except 2 free colored idiotic.
THE STATE OF MAINE
The first settlements in Maine were made in 1604 by the French, and in 1607 by Sir John Gilbert and companions. On March 15th, 1820, the state was admitted into the Union. The constitution of Maine went into operation in 1820. The right of voting is secured to every male citizen 21 years of age.
The prominent industry in Calif. in 1850 is gold mining. From the year 1848, the year of it's first discovery, to the ending of 1853, the amount of gold has been estimated at 1,048,150 pounds troy. The population of the "city" of Los Angeles in 1852 was 8,329 people. Of these, 4,194 were Indians.

NEW YORK STATE
In 1850 New York contains 14 cities. Albany is the capital, with a population of 50,763. At this time, New York stands unrivaled among the States of the Union in most of the great branches of national industry.
In 1849-50, the amount of public funds disbursed for the education in the entire state was $623,424.