Carolina Rail (young m) Sept 23 1834 Raelus Carolinu Linn & Wils. Asia London: Henry Popple

London: Henry Popple

La Fon's magnificent survey map was the first to accurately depict the Orleans Territory following the Louisiana Purchase

it is rounded

a woodcut map utilizing an oval projection

There are also two islands near the North Pole

Carolina Rail (young m) Sept 23 1834 Raelus Carolinu Linn & Wils. Asia London: Henry PoppleWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) Carolina Rail (young m) Sept 23 1834 Raelus Carolinu Linn & Wils. Pen and ink and watercolor Paper size: 11 7 8 x 17 1 8 in. Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989