The map shows nations, towns, rivers and lakes.\u00a0 Mountain ranges are indicated by shading. \u00a0Some boundaries are shaded with brown coloring.\u00a0 Tracks of explorers are shown in the oceans, including Cook, Furneaux, Weddell, Vancouver and de La Perouse, and dates of discovery of some places are noted. \u00a0Present-day Alaska is labeled “Russian Territ’y” with the waters to its north labeled “Icy Ocean.”\u00a0 The map is bordered by a design incorporating two rows of Greek keys and numbered circles indicating longitude and latitude.<\/p>\n
The map is inscribed in ink on the front and verso to Levi Smith, keeper of the Dumpling Rock Lighthouse near New Bedford, Massachusetts, a major maritime center for shipbuilding and whaling in the 19th century. \u00a0The map was presented to Smith by Charles Waln Morgan (1796-1861) and his nephew Samuel Griffitts Morgan (1816-1893), both of whom were whaling agents in New Bedford, “as a mark of esteem for himself and of their appreciation for HIS CHOWDER,” as they whimsically note on the back. As also noted in the inscription, Charles was originally from Philadelphia. \u00a0He owned several businesses, including one supplying lighthouses. Part of Smith’s job as keeper was to watch for ships entering the bay and approaching New Bedford Harbor and signal the merchants so they could prepare their goods for sale to the new arrivals. \u00a0Smith was the first keeper of the Dumpling Rock Lighthouse, from its opening in 1828 until 1856. \u00a0The lighthouse was rebuilt in 1890 and eventually torn down in 1942 and replaced by a tower with an automated light.<\/p>\n
As an interesting historical aside, Samuel Griffitts Morgan was also a benefactor of the Hampton Institute, a school in Virginia established in the 1860s for the education of African-American youth. \u00a0At the request of its director, Morgan paid the tuition for the promising young student Booker T. Washington (1865-1915), who went on to become a distinguished, nationally known educator. \u00a0Washington acknowledges Morgan’s assistance in his autobiography, Up from Slavery<\/strong>, noting that later in life he was able to visit Morgan and personally thank him. \u00a0Both of the Morgans were prominent citizens of New Bedford.\u00a0 \u00a0Charles Waln Morgan’s papers are in the collection of the New Bedford Whaling Museum.<\/p>\n W. Williams was a Philadelphia engraver, active from at least 1842 to 1867. \u00a0He engraved maps for the map publishers S.A. Mitchell and William C. Woodbridge, and for guidebooks published by his own firm and other companies, such as Appleton. \u00a0He also produced maps of the Holy Land and the world under his own imprint.<\/p>\n Edward C. Biddle (1808-1893) was a Philadelphia print and book publisher. \u00a0He is best known as one of the publishers of McKenney and Hall’s famous lithograph portfolio of Native Americans, History of the Indian Tribes of North America<\/strong> (1837-1844). \u00a0Biddle’s firm was located on Fifth and Minor Streets during the 1830s and 1840s, and later on South Third Street.<\/p>\n Full publication information: “Engraved & Published by\/ W. Williams, 18–Philadelphia–42. Printed by Butler & Long. Sold by Edward C. Biddle S.W. Corner of 5th and Minor Sts. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1842 by W. Williams, in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.”<\/p>\n Handwritten inscriptions: “Levi Smith from, S. Griffitts & Charles Waln Morgan. 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April 22nd 1847” (verso).<\/p>\n References:<\/p>\n “Biddle, Edward C.” Library Company of Philadelphia Digital Collections.<\/em> 2012. http:\/\/lcpdams.librarycompany.org:8881\/R\/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=78846&local_base=GEN01 (18 July 2013).<\/p>\n D’Entremont, Jeremy. “Dumpling Rock Light, Dartmouth, Massachusetts.” New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide.<\/em> 23 December 2011. http:\/\/www.lighthouse.cc\/dumplingrock\/history.html (17 July 2013).<\/p>\n “Inventory of the Charles Waln Morgan Papers in the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library.” New Bedford Whaling Museum.<\/em> 2011-2013. http:\/\/www.whalingmuseum.org\/explore\/library\/finding-aids\/mss41 (17 July 2013).<\/p>\n Minter, Julie. “Booker Taliaferro Washington.” West Virginia Historical Society Quaterly. <\/em>\u00a0Vol. 13, No. 3 July 1999. http:\/\/www.wvculture.org\/history\/wvhs1331.html (17 July 2013).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" W. 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\nThe World<\/strong>
\nButler & Long, Philadelphia (printer)
\nEdward C. Biddle, Philadelphia (map seller)
\nW. Williams, Philadelphia: 1842
\nHand-colored engraved wall map
\nVarnished, backed on linen, mounted on wood rollers
\n26.5 x 28.25 inches, map
\n32.5 inches wide, with roller
\nProvenance: Levi Smith, Dumpling Rock Lighthouse
\n$6,200<\/p>\n