{"product_id":"1825-carte-geographique-statistique-et-historique-de-l-illinois","title":"1825 Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique de L’Illinois","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jean Alexandre Bouchon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1825 (published) Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 x 24 inches (43.18 x 61 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic antique map of Illinois, by Jean Alexandre Buchon. The map is from the French edition of Carey \u0026amp; Lea's American Atlas and was published in Paris in the year 1825.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map of Illinois is colored coded by county. It notes important towns like St. Louis, Kaskaskia, and Vandalia in addition to Chicago, which would become incorporated as a town in 1833. The map also accounts for many physical features such as the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurrounding the image is a letterpress, French text describing in detail, the economic, political, social, geographical, and historical statistics and history of Illinois. The text includes a population table organized by county as well as a summary of its recent history, citing Vandalia as the current capital. Such a detailed as lengthy description is what separated this atlas map from the many others produced throughout the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The map is in excellent condition with full margins and bright colors on clean paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":685376005,"sku":"18633","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0390\/9705\/products\/aq18633a.jpg?v=1736982520","url":"https:\/\/nwcartographic.com\/products\/1825-carte-geographique-statistique-et-historique-de-l-illinois","provider":"New World Cartographic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}