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John Melish
John Melish (June 13, 1771 - December 30, 1822) was a Scottish mapmaker who published some of the earliest maps of the United States (US). In 1816 he created the first map of the United States extending to the Pacific Ocean.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=John Melish )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=John Melish )〕 ==Early life== Melish was born in Scotland on June 13, 1771.〔 He worked under the tutelage of a cotton merchant in Glasgow and later tried to form his own cotton import-export company.〔 Between 1806 and 1811, Melish made several trips to the United States, finally settling in Philadelphia in 1811. A year later, he published ''Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1806 & 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811'' documenting his voyages to the US with copious maps.〔
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