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Henry Schenck Tanner (1786–1858), was an American
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, born in
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. He produced ''A Geographical and Statistical Account of the Epidemic Cholera from its Commencement in India to its Entrance into the United States'' in 1832 in response to the worldwide cholera epidemic of 1817. Tanner wished to provide a geographic account of the spread of the disease, stating that other statistics concerning the epidemic were "given in such a loose and unconnected manner as to render a reference to them at once irksome and unprofitable." His publication included global, national and local maps, data tables showing number of deaths in different localities by country, and detailed maps of the
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with small red dots indicating points where the disease had broken out. Tanner produced a map of Mexico in 1822, which became the basis for the map by John Disturnell in 1847, used in the boundary negotiations of the U.S. and Mexico following the
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. Tanner's map contained some errors, reproduced by Disturnell. In 1846, Tanner published ''A New Universal Atlas''.


See also

* Geographer
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. Early life Melis ...
, a contemporary of Henry Schenck Tanner *
Geologic map of Georgia Geologic mapping of Georgia is the creation of geologic maps, special-purpose maps made to show geological features, of the State of Georgia in the United States. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by colors or symbols to indicate where they ...


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Tanner's 1822 map
, from ''
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