Show A i BOOK OOK OF OP MANY NANY M YEARS riis YES AGO ao Geography Published in 1819 Found in Columbia C Odd Things in i It Columbia Columbia Mo 10 Herald An old geography formerly the prop erty arty of ot James alls Shannon one of or the tire prel dents of the university was discovered wa last week at a Columbia Columbia second hand store in a heap heal of dust and rubbish where it H had lain concealed for so long that even een the tire proprietor of or the store coniC not remember where he had bought It I The dusty and age yellowed leaves leac of or this old geography present a picture of the United Unie States that is hardly to those those who are familiar only nl with its more modern form The book was printed printe in Id iI 1819 in Utica N Y but was isas written several years previous by l Jedidiah Morse D D The one map contained Is the thc source of or a great deal of surprise to those who are not familiar with wih last century maps mans of orthe the United States State Twentythree states and one territory t appeared on the map the most western state being that of ot Louisiana a The other states state were those of ot Maine New Hamp Ramp Hampshire shire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jar Jer Jersey er ersey sey say Pennsylvania anla Delaware laware D Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Gergia Tennessee Kentucky Kentuck Ohio In Indiana Indiana Indiana diana Illinois Louisiana Louisiana Mississippi and ami Alabama Vest West of or the Mississippi river rl r is expanse of ot territory in which the boun boundaries dunes daries and river course are vague and more subject to the th whims of ot the map mapmaker mapmaker maker than to any well wl known j cal fact a 1 The eastern shore of the Great Salt lake Is shown In the conventional I manner nl ner and on the place where the west western ern em rn limits should be indicated there Is the tha note the Uthe western limits of this lake are unknown Just to the northeast of this lake which had not at nt that time been honored with wih a name was wan wa another inland body of or water waterS which Is apparently over overlooked OVerlooked overlooked looked by later gazetteers known as lake ake 1 The he great glat Rocky mountains were un tin unknown known to Dr Morse for there is no mon men mo mention tion lon of or them although the Stony moun mountains thins are aro given gh n a prominent nt place in lii western typography San Francisco Den Denver Denver Denver ver Portland and other western cities are notably absent ab nt and the only towns shown west of 1 the Mississippi river are ae a a few fewa a In the lower lowar Colorado river St Pedro P ro St St Sin ion St Mateo Inte and an Dionysio Later mars maps fall fail fai to recognize the thc Import Importance importance Importance ance of these towns Tile The e whole western coast is designated as New e Albion while that territory north of the Columbia river was wa then in posses possession pos possession es sion of the Acion Acon Indians list Just south ot or orthe the Aclou Adou Indians lived their neighbors the Snake Indians Indian then their tho the Plume In Indians Indians The h Red R d Indians In lans and the Blue Indians wore were rc located west of the Great Salt lake lakene The ne present state of Arkansas with a great reat part of Indian territory antI and Okla Oklahoma Okla home homa h ma were Included In the tire Arkansaw ter territory spelled with a a w iv wand and pronounced the tire way wa It is spelled The Missouri terri tern territory tory whose southern boundary coincided with the tire northern boundary of Arkan Arkansas sas territory extended ed to ne Canada line Une lineon lineon on the north On the west the territory apparently apparent extended to the Pacific coast The large population of ot the tire United States Slates about was referred to by bythe bythe bythe the geography and the population of the different states was as follows Eastern Easter States Vermont 5 New Neri Hampshire 2446 Maine aine Mas Massachusetts 11 Massachusetts proper Rhode Island Connecticut Middle States New York New Jersey Jerse Pennsylvania Maryland lar land Columbia District 21 24 0 Southern Souther States Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia 43 Florida Florida territory 20 Alabama Alabama Western W States and an Territories Mississippi sippi sipi Tennessee Tennesee Kentucky ky 51 Illinois 12 Indiana Ohio Michigan territory Northwest territory unknown Missouri territory 1285 Arkansas territory 50 Louisiana Louisiana Western Vestern territory un unknown known Tho hn quaint and interesting information In the thc old geography is la almost Interminable Interminable Interminable able and no book or review could illus illustrate ilus Illustrate more vividly the progress prepress made by bythe bythe bythe the United States in 10 years year |