The Eagle Map - Circa 1832
by David Hinds
Title
The Eagle Map - Circa 1832
Artist
David Hinds
Medium
Photograph - Engraving
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The eagle map of the United States, circa 1832.
This wonderful map was prepared by Joseph Churchman for his 1833 geographical, historical, and political account of the United States. In addition to the map itself, Churchman included in his book a detailed explanation of the origin of his conceit that the United States is indeed shaped like an eagle and of the several dimensions of the symbology. He was especially aware that the whole country-as-eagle conceit depended on the exclusion of the state of Maine from the eagle, but he sought to apologize to Mainers by suggesting that the state forms the eagle's "liberty cap." Ultimately, Churchman argued that, as an eagle, the USA was a naturally whole entity that could not be divided without ending everything that the eagle stood for.
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December 21st, 2021
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