JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mystery Maps of "Hayti".

  • Published In: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 2024, v. 113, n. 4. P. 145 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Yorimoto Boldt, Janine 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on a collection of manuscript maps drawn by French officer Georges Joseph de Bois St. Lys, which depict the French Caribbean colony of St. Domingue during the Haitian Revolution around 1800. The maps, notable for their inclusion of U.S. symbols and references to Edward Stevens, the first U.S. consul general to Haiti, suggest Bois St. Lys may have intended to publish them to attract interest in an atlas. After his evacuation during the revolution, Bois St. Lys and his family likely became refugees in the United States, where he was recorded in Baltimore and Philadelphia. The collection of thirty-three maps was later purchased by the American Philosophical Society in 1835 from Philadelphia mapmaker Henry S. Tanner, who acquired them at auction. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 2024/12, Vol. 113, Issue 4, p145
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:00659746
  • DOI:10.1353/tap.2024.a950137
  • Accession Number:185820084
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