Description: Map of the State of Ohio 1807 by John Mansfield. Caption in the lower right-hand corner reads: "Map of the State of Ohio taken from the returns in the office of the Surveyor General by John F. Mansfield." The U.S. Surveyor General at the time was Jared Mansfield (1759-1830), a mathematician and surveyor whose book "Essays, Mathematical and Physical" so impressed Thomas Jefferson that the president appointed him to the inaugural faculty of West Point (1802) and in 1803 as Surveyor General, a post he held until 1812. Mansfield's assignment was to "survey Ohio and lands north of the Ohio, River." Later the scope of his assignment also included Indiana Territory and Illinois Territory. Mansfield applied the principles of scientific surveying to his work, thus laying the groundwork for future land surveys conducted during the nation's expansion. John F. Mansfield, the map's creator, possibly may be John Fenno Mansfield, the surveyor general's nephew who was noted for his scientific ability and who died during the War of 1812. The city of Mansfield, Ohio, is named after Jared Mansfield. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05666
Subjects: Maps--Midwest--Ohio; Historical map; Map drawing; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Ohio
 

Description: "Map of the City of Rochester, 1859," from "Rochester: The Flower City, 1855-1890" by Blake McKelvey (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1949) This drawing faces p. 12. Historian Blake McKelvey's professional career is inextricably linked to his adopted hometown, Rochester, New York. The majority of his books are devoted to the city's history, including the publication in which this map is found. During the last half of the 19th century, Rochester was home to a thriving nursery industry, and the metropolis soon became known as "Flower City." The map's complete title is "Map of the City of Rochester, 1859, from Cornells' Maps. Published by Curtiss, Butts & Co., Rochester." Silas Cornell (1788 or 9-1864) was a noted cartographer, surveyor, and schoolmaster who moved to Rochester, New York, in 1836. The accuracy of his 1839 map of Rochester, New York, made it the base plat and reference point for future surveys and maps of that city. Cornell also was a devout Quaker and dedicated abolitionist. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05784
Subjects: Map drawing; Rochester (N.Y.)--History; Nurseries (Horticulture)--United States--History; McKelvey, Blake, 1903-2000; Cornell, Silas, 1788 or 1789-1864
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: An illustrated map of Ohio in 1805, from Henry Howe's "Historical Collection of Ohio," 1909. The map details include state and county boundaries, leading surveys, forts, Indian tribes and emigration routes through the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03998
Subjects: Maps--Ohio; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Map drawing
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Map of Downtown Cincinnati in 1869. The map depicts the areas between Seventh St. and Water St. and Smith St. and Main St. Pictured in the map are the Ohio Medical College. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 1867_Cincinnati_Atlas_PartIV
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Map drawing; Historical map
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map of the Cincinnati, Ohio, waterfront in 1800 with a depiction of Walnut, Main, Sycamore and Broadway streets during this time period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_004_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio); Map drawing; Maps--1800; Waterfronts--United States
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This sketch of the plan of Fort Meigs (identified here as Camp Meigs) was created by Joseph H. Larwill (1783-1867) from a survey made on July 19, 1813. It shows Col. Dudley's Battleground, Upper and Lower Sandusky Roads, British Batteries, Indian Hill, and the Maumee River and rapids. Fort Meigs, completed in 1813 in the midst of the War of 1812, was a strategic fortification along the banks of the Maumee River in present-day Perrysburg, Ohio. The fort withstood two British sieges in 1813 and became a turning point in the war in favor of the American forces. Today, the fort is the largest reconstructed wooden-walled fort in the United States, and is an Ohio Historical Society site as well as a National Historic Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06159
Subjects: Fort Meigs (Ohio); United States--History--War of 1812; Map drawing; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Larwill, Joseph H. (Joseph Hart), 1783-1867; Maumee River (Ind. and Ohio); Perrysburg (Ohio)
Places: Perrysburg (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: A map of Ohio Indian village sites and trails, done by H.C. Shetrone and R.B. Sherman of the Ohio Historical Society. Also included on the map are American and European posts, the Greenville Treaty line, and notations for whether an Indian town was associated with the Delaware, Wyandot, Shawnee or Miami tribe. A chronology printed on either side of the map covers Ohio's history and settlement, as well as interactions between American Indians and settlers, from 1669 until 1842. Shetrone was Curator of Archaeology for the Ohio Historical Society between 1921 and 1928 and served as the Society's director from 1928 until 1947. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAP_VFM0477_4
Subjects: American Indians in Ohio; Maps--Ohio; Map drawing; American Indian history and society; American Indians--Maps; Treaty of Green Ville (1795);
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This image is a reproduction of a military map created by cartographer John Melish and included in his "Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States Including the British Possessions and Florida" (published in 1813 and 1815). The visual components of Melish's atlas depict areas affected by the War of 1812, and the text vividly describes their geography. "Map of the Seat of War in North America" accompanies the atlas' first chapter, "Description of the Seat of War in North America." The map includes four of the Great Lakes in their entirety (only the tip of Lake Superior is represented); the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence; the Atlantic Ocean to the edge of Newfoundland and the tip of Delaware; "Upper" and "Lower Canada;" all or part of fifteen states (including Ohio); Michigan Territory; and the eastern edges of Illinois Territory and Indiana Territory. The map shows the mileage between cities, towns, and settlements. It also includes a table of population. Its dimensions are 21.5 x 15.5 inches. John Melish (1771-1822) was born in Scotland and apprenticed to a cotton maker. His job brought him to America at various times, and he settled permanently in Philadelphia in 1811. He wrote extensively of his travels in America during the early 19th century and became one of his adopted country's best cartographers during this period. His most famous map, published in 1816, depicted the United States from coast to coast. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06940
Subjects: Maps--United States; Historical map; Canada--Maps; Map drawing; Melish, John, 1771-1822
 

Description: This image is a reproduction of a map of the United States created in 1820 by cartographer John Melish (1771-1822.) the map is included in C.V. Lasvoisne's "A Complete Genealogical, Historical, Chronological and Geographical Atlas" (Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1820). The original print was a color lithograph. Melish titled his map " United States of America compiled from the latest & best Authorities." The map scale is 120 miles to the inch. The map depicts the area bounded by New Brunswick, Canada, on the east; Missouri Territory on the west; the Great Lakes region (Canada and the U.S.) on the north; and Florida and present-day northern Mexico on the south. John Melish (1771-1822) was born in Scotland and apprenticed to a cotton maker. His job brought him to America at various times, and he settled permanently in Philadelphia in 1811. He wrote extensively of his travels in America during the early 19th century and became one of his adopted country's best cartographers during this period. His most famous map, published in 1816, depicted the United States from coast to coast. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06994
Subjects: Maps--United States; Historical map; Map drawing; Melish, John, 1771-1822