Since Family Roots Publishing recently began marketing The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of U.S. History 1790-1900, I figured it was about time to write a more detailed review of the book than I’ve been able to locate elsewhere. It’s easy to say that there are maps from all 50 states, in alphabetical order, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.
First off, the book is printed in full color, with a color hard cover (no dust jacket). It’s 8.5 x 11 x 3/4 inches in size, and is 223 pages in length. It was printed in 2014. I’ve had a copy since the book came out and often refer to it. The volume lists my friend, Allison Dolan as the publisher/editorial director, Jacqueline Musser as editor, Christy Cotterman as designer, and Debbie Thomas as the production coordinator.
The maps are historic in nature, coming from the famed David Rumsey collection. Since the book is only 8.5 x 11 in size, with many pages having two or more maps on a page, quite a number of the colorful maps had to be shrunk tremendously to fit them on the page. In some cases this caused the town names to be so tiny that they are nearly illegible. If this is the case, I recommend that the user let the map drive them to the David Rumsey collection online to view the map there. In many cases the type in the book is legible however, even though you might have to use your magnifying glass to read the print!
The volume includes:
- Full-color historical maps of the United States from each decade of the nineteenth century.
- Detailed, full-color historical maps of all 50 states
- Charming nineteenth-century panoramic maps of key cities
- Special-interest maps, which provide intriguing peeks into American society from average family sizes to taxation per capita to regional industries
- Timelines for each of the states
Family Roots Publishing is currently running a promotion on the volume, discounting it 28% off the normal MSRP, making the price just $25.19. Click here or on the illustration to order.
The following is an expanded Table of Contents, with the maps and illustrations listed in the same order as found within the volume:
America 1755
United States 1783
United States 1805
United States 1816
United States 1832
United States 1839
United States 1846
United States 1852
United States 1862
United States 1867
United States 1876
United States 1885
United States 1899
Alabama 1831
Alabama 1845
Alabama 1852
Alabama Birmingham Panoramic
Alabama 1866
Alabama 1909
Alaska 1898
Arizona 1865
Arizona 1877
Arizona Phoenix 1885 Panoramic
Arizona 1890
Arizona 1909
Arkansas 1826
Arkansas Little Rock 1871 Panoramic
Arkansas 1835
Arkansas 1838
California 1846
California Sacramento 1890 Panoramic
California 1856
California 1867
California 1909
Colorado 1864
Colorado Denver 1908 Panoramic
Colorado 1865
Colorado 1871
Colorado 1885
Colorado 1889
Colorado 1909
Connecticut 1795
Connecticut New Have 1879 Panoramic
Connecticut 1826
Connecticut 1832
Connecticut 1845
Connecticut 1867
Connecticut 1889
Connecticut 1903
Delaware 1795
Delaware 1826
Delaware Wilmington 1874 Panoramic
Delaware 1866
Delaware 1889
Delaware 1903
Delaware Dover 1867 Platt
Florida 1826
Florida 1832
Florida 1842
Florida Jacksonville 1893 Panoramic
Florida Tallahassee 1885 Panoramic
Florida 1866
Florida 1889
Florida 1903
Georgia 1812
Georgia 1814
Georgia 1825
Georgia 1831
Georgia 1866
Georgia 1903
Hawaii 1886
Hawaii Oahu 1899
Idaho 1864
Idaho 1886
Idaho 1903
Illinois 1826
Illinois 1831
Illinois 1841
Illinois Chicago 1868
Illinois 1867
Illinois Springfield 1867 Panoramic
Illinois 1886
Illinois 1903
Indiana 1826
Indiana 1843
Indiana 1852
Indiana 1864
Indiana South Bend 1866 Panoramic
Indiana Evansville 1880 Panoramic
Indiana Fort Wayne 1868 Panoramic
Indiana 1909
Iowa 1844
Iowa 1846
Iowa 1850
Iowa 1851
Iowa 1866
Iowa 1903
Iowa 1909
Kansas 1856
Kansas 1859
Kansas 1865
Kansas 1869
Kansas 1874
Kansas 1887
Kansas 1998
Kansas 1909
Kentucky 1795
Kentucky 1816
Kentucky 1822
Kentucky 1826
Kentucky 1831
Kentucky 1852
Kentucky 1866
Kentucky 1903
Louisiana 1816
Louisiana 1826
Louisiana New Orleans 1885 Panoramic
Louisiana 1832
Louisiana 1842
Louisiana New Orleans 1865
Louisiana 1852
Louisiana 1866
Louisiana 1909
Maine 1794
Maine Park’s Island Portland Harbor 1886 Panoramic
Maine 1826
Maine 1831
Maine 1845
Maine 1852
Maine Augusta 1878 Panoramic
Maine Bangor 1875 Panoramic
Maine 1864
Maine 1903
Maryland 1795
Maryland 1822
Maryland Baltimore 1862 Panoramic
Maryland Cumberland 1906 Panoramic
Maryland 1838
Delaware and Maryland 1856
Delaware and Maryland 1866
Delaware and Maryland 1870
Delaware and Maryland 1903
Massachusetts 1795
Massachusetts 1826
Massachusetts 1832
Massachusetts Boston 1832
Massachusetts Boston 1870
Massachusetts 1867
Massachusetts 1877
Massachusetts 1889
Massachusetts 1903
Michigan 1827
Michigan 1837
Michigan 1844
Michigan Detroit 1889 Panoramic
Michigan 1852
Michigan 1864
Michigan Upper Peninsula 1877
Michigan 1877
Michigan 1903
Minnesota 1853
Minnesota St Paul 1893 Panoramic
Minnesota Minneapolis 1879 Panoramic
Minnesota 1867
Minnesota 1874
Minnesota 1880
Minnesota 1903
Mississippi 1832
Mississippi 1855
Mississippi River 1884
Mississippi 1867
Mississippi 1886
Mississippi 1909
Missouri 1824
Missouri 1831
Missouri St. Louis 1894 Panoramic
Missouri Kansas City 1895 Panoramic
Missouri 1836
Missouri 1838
Missouri 1846
Missouri Aurora 1891 Panoramic
Missouri 1866
Missouri 1909
Montana 1865
Montana 1874
Montana 1885
Montana 1909
Nebraska 1857
Nebraska 1869
Nebraska 1874
Nebraska 1878
Nebraska 1886
Nebraska 1909
Nevada 1851
Nevada 1864
Nevada Las Vegas 1882 Panoramic
Nevada 1867
Nevada 1873
Nevada 1890
Nevada 1909
New Hampshire 1796
New Hampshire 1826
New Hampshire Exeter 1896 Panoramic
New Hampshire Dover 1888 Panoramic
New Hampshire 1832
New Hampshire 1852
New Hampshire 1874
New Hampshire 1909
New Hampshire Newport 1877 Panoramic
New Jersey 1795
New Jersey 1826
New Jersey Newark 1874
New Jersey 1838
New Jersey 1866
New Jersey 1909
New Mexico 1856
New Mexica 1868
New Mexico 1874
New Mexica Santa Fe 1882 Panoramic
New Mexico 1886
New Mexico 1903
New Mexico 1909
New York 1795
New York 1804
New York 1826
New York 1831
New York 1849
New York 1866
New York Albany 1879 Panoramic
New York 1909
New York Brooklyn 1879 Panoramic
North Carolina 1736
North Carolina 1795
North Carolina 1826
North Carolina 1832
North Carolina 1856
North Carolina 1866
North Carolina 1909
North Dakota 1845
North Dakota 1856
North Dakota 1865
North Dakota 1869
North Dakota 1874
North Dakota Jamestown 1883 Panoramic
North Dakota 1884
North Dakota Mandan 1883 Panoramic
North Dakota 1909
North Dakota Bismarck 1883 Panoramic
Ohio 1804
Ohio 1812
Ohio 1816
Ohio Cincinnati 1900 Panoramic
Ohio 1822
Ohio 1824
Ohio 1850
Ohio 1909
Oklahoma 1874 as Indian Territory
Oklahoma 1890 as Indian Territory
Oklahoma 1903
Oklahoma 1909
Oregon 1856
Oregon 1860
Oregon 1874
Oregon 1890
Oregon 1909
Oregon Portland 1890 Panoramic
Pennsylvania 1736
Pennsylvania 1758
Pennsylvania 1792
Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1876 Panoramic
Pennsylvania 1811
Pennsylvania 1824
Pennsylvania 1854
Pennsylvania 1903
Rhode Island 1795
Rhode Island 1797
Rhode Island 1816
Rhode Island 1903
South Carolina 1795
South Carolina 1812
South Carolina 1826
South Carolina 1832
South Carolina 1856
South Carolina 1866
South Carolina 1909
South Carolina Charleston 1832
South Carolina Columbia 1872 Panoramic
South Dakota 1884
South Dakota 1903
South Dakota 1909
Tennessee 1795
Tennessee 1814
Tennessee 1822
Tennessee 1826
Tennessee 1831
Tennessee 1849
Tennessee 1870
Texas 1780
Texas 1826
Texas 1836
Texas Houston 1891 Panoramic
Texas 1853
Texas 1855
Texas 1866
Texas 1880
Texas 1890
Texas 1909
Utah 1853
Utah 1856
Utah 1860
Utah 1865
Utah 1874
Utah 1890
Utah 1897
Utah 1909
Utah Salt Lake City 1891 Panoramic
Vermont 1795
Vermont 1797
Vermont Windsor 1886 Panoramic
Vermont 1865
Vermont 1909
Virginia 1795
Virginia 1822
Virginia 1873 Panoramic
Virginia 1838
Virginia Richmond 1863
Virginia 1845
Virginia 186-
Virginia 1871
Virginia Alexandria 1863
Virginia 1889
Virginia 1909
Washington 1850
Washington 1874
Washington 1877
Washington 1890
Washington 1897
Washington 1909
West Virginia 1864
West Virginia 1873
West Virginia 1897
West Virginia Wheeling 1873
West Virginia Morgantown 1897
Wisconsin 1818
Wisconsin 1838
Wisconsin 1849
Wisconsin Milwaukee 1906 Panoramic
Wisconsin 1866
Wisconsin Madison Panoramic Photo
Wisconsin 1878
Wisconsin 1909
Wyoming 1874
Wyoming 1880
Wyoming 1890
Wyoming 1909
SPECIAL INTEREST MAPS
U.S. Population Density in 1820
U.S. Foreign Population 1880 Map
Foreign Population in 1880 Table
U.S. Average Family Size Based on 1900 Census
Map of Indian Tribes of North America c. 1600
U.S. Taxation Per Capita in 1874
U.S. Regional Industries in 1907
U.S.Deaths from Known Causes 1890 – 12 maps
Denison’s Annual Climatic Map of the United States
1906 San Francisco Earthquake Zone
Yosemite 1914
Glacier National Park 1914
Sources for each of the maps
Family Roots Publishing is currently running a promotion on the volume, discounting it 28% off the normal MSRP, making the price just $25.19. Click here or on the illustration to order.
