Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., c.1873. Notes: A fascinating Geological Map of North America from the late 19th century.
William Gilpin (1813 – 1894) was a 19th-century US explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West. He accompanied John C. Frémont on his second expedition through the West, and was instrumental in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory. As a politician and writer, he was an inveterate believer in Manifest Destiny and was a visionary booster of new settlement to the West, helping lay the groundwork in his writings for a modern theory of the succession of civilizations.
Gilpin was a strong believer that the American West would not only be settled but also eventually hold an enormous population. He was a particularly strong advocate of the now-debunked climatological theory of "Rain follows the plow", which held that settlement in the arid lands of the West would actually increase rainfall in the region, making it as fertile and green as the Eastern United States., Size : 605x571 (mm), 23.82x22.48 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Category: Maps North America; Maps Geological;. Very Good, laid on acid free tissue paper for long term preservation. Item #M9402

Notes: A fascinating Geological Map of North America from the late 19th century.
William Gilpin (1813 – 1894) was a 19th-century US explorer, politician, land speculator, and futurist writer about the American West. He accompanied John C. Frémont on his second expedition through the West, and was instrumental in the formation of the government of the Oregon Territory. As a politician and writer, he was an inveterate believer in Manifest Destiny and was a visionary booster of new settlement to the West, helping lay the groundwork in his writings for a modern theory of the succession of civilizations.
Gilpin was a strong believer that the American West would not only be settled but also eventually hold an enormous population. He was a particularly strong advocate of the now-debunked climatological theory of "Rain follows the plow", which held that settlement in the arid lands of the West would actually increase rainfall in the region, making it as fertile and green as the Eastern United States., Size : 605x571 (mm), 23.82x22.48 (Inches), Coloring: Printed in Color, Category: Maps North America; Maps Geological;.

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