Flemming, Carl “Vereinigte Staaten Von Nord-America"

Carl Flemming.  “Vereinigte Staaten Von Nord-America.” 

Glogau, Germany: C. Flemming, 1844.  12 x 16 1/8.  Lithograph by C. Flemming.  Original outline color.  Some slight toning at edges.  Overall, very good condition. 

Carl Flemming was the founder of an important German firm located in Berlin and Glogau and this map shows characteristic German detail.  The focus of the map is on the topography and political situation of the United States.  The mountains and rivers in the northwest are shown quite graphically, and the northern part of the Great Basin is shown with a mistaken, double-image of the Great Salt Lake, and from the southern lake an equally non-existent river flows to the Pacific.  Of particular note is the depiction of Texas as an independent republic.  The trans-Mississippi region shows mostly rivers, mountains and many Indian tribes  A numbered key in the lower left is used to name the states and territories, and to give their areas and populations.  An unusual feature of interest is the “Grosse National Strasse” (Great National Road) that is shown running from Washington D.C. to St. Louis.