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Henry Tanner Asks Gales & Seaton To Publish A Review of His 1831 World Map
Hand written letter from Henry Tanner to Gales & Seaton, publishers of the National Intelligencer, seeking to have a review of his newly published wall map of the world published in their newspaper.
The letter provides a fascinating insight into the (self-) promotion of cartographic works by America's leading mapmaker, Henry Schenk Tanner. Tanner's 1831 wall map of the World, entitled A New and Authentic Map of the World Embracing all the Recent Discoveries, and exhibiting particularly the Nautical researches of the most Distinguished Circumnavigators, From the Latest & Best Authorities; With Numerous Corrections & Additions, is one Tanner's rarest works.
The text of the letter is as follows:
Philadelphia March 25, 1831
Gentlemen
I have forwarded by the mail which will convey this to you, a no. of the National Gazette, which contains a review of my new map of the World. My object in thus troubling you is beg the favor of the insertion of this article in the National Intelligencer, should th is notice meet your approbation. The article in quesation is rather lengthy, but you will perceive that the writer has inferred some geographical information with it, which will in some meaure atone for its length. By the republication of the article you will greatly oblige.
Yours, with great respect.
H.S. Tanner
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