Tejano History
Melish Map
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MELISH MAP. John Melish (1771–1822), a Scottish merchant, traveler, author, and cartographer, drew a map of the United States to accompany his book A Geographical Description of the World, Intended as an Accompaniment to the Map of the World on Mercator's Projection (1818). The map is significant to Texas history because the 100th meridian, as shown on the map, was specified in the Adams-Onís Treaty as part of the boundary between the United States and New Spain.
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Full article on the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas Online
Courtesy of the Texas State Historical Association.
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