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A New General Chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean and Adjacent Seas

Date: 1786
Description: One half of a four sheet nautical chart, showing the coastlines of the north-west hemisphere. The interior lands are left bare, even of basic features such...
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Carte Particuliere de l'Amerique Septentrionale: Ou sont Compris le Destriot de Davids, le Destroit de Hudson, &c.: Dressé sur les Relations les plus Nouvelles

Date: 1698
Description: A sea chart of Hudson's Bay, Greenland, and the Canadian Arctic. This map shows rhumb lines extending from various points including two compass roses. Coas...
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Chart of the North-West Coast of America, With the Tracks of the King George and Queen Charlotte in 1786 & 1787

Date: 1788
Description: This map shows the north western coast of North America, including the southern coast of what will be Alaska and parts of the Aleutian Islands. It includes...
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A New Map of the British Colonies in North America: Shewing the Seat of the Present War, Taken from the Best Surveys, Compared with and Improved from Manuscripts of Several Noblemen and Gentlemen

Date: 1777
Description: This detailed map of the American colonies shows cities, villages, roads, mountains, lakes, rivers, swamps, counties, state boundaries, and Native American...
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A Map of South Carolina and a Part of Georgia: Containing the Whole Sea-Coast; All the Islands, Inlets, Rivers, Creeks, Parishes, Townships, Boroughs, Roads, and Bridges

Date: 1780
Description: This map shows the townships, parishes, cities, towns, plantations, lakes, rivers, swamps, and roads near the coast of South Carolina and Georgia. Emphasis...
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Atlantis Insula à Nicolao Sanson Antiquitati Restituta: Nunc Demum Majori Formâ Delineata, et in Decem Regna, Iuxtá Decem Neptuni Filios Distributa

Date: 1690
Description: A mysterious mixture of mythology, ancient geography, and late 17th century knowledge of the American coastline. This map shows North and South America, bu...
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America Noviter Delineata

Date: 1700
Description: Map of the western hemisphere showing settelments, coastal features, islands, rivers, lakes, and pictoral representations of forests and mountains. The Gre...
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Nouvelle Carte des Decouvertes Faites par des Vaisseaux Russiens aux Côtes Inconnues de l'Amerique Septentrionale Avec les Pais Adiacents

Date: 1766
Description: Map representing the northern Pacific Ocean along with north eastern Asia and western North America. The interior of Asia contains very detailed engravings...
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Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest

Date: 1772
Description: Map of the north west portion of America and Canada, as well as a small section of eastern Russia. Lakes, rivers, Native American land and the occasional ...
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Carte Nouvelle de l'Amérique Angloise: Contenant Tout ce que les Anglois Possédent sur le Continent de l'Amerique Septentrionale Savoir le Canada, la Nouvelle Ecosse ou Acadie, les Treize Provinces Unies qui Font

Date: 1776
Description: Map showing the English claims in America at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Lotter labels each of the thirteen colonies (both in the map and in the...
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A New Map of the Most Considerable Plantations of the English in America

Date: 1700
Description: Map of the British colonies in North America at the beginning of the eighteenth century. It includes five inset maps of Nova Scotia, Jamaica, Bermuda, Barb...
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Carte de la Louisiane

Date: 1752
Description: Map of the the coast line of Louisiana, focusing on the Mississippi, the Arkansas, the Red, the Osage, and the Missouri River. An inset map along the righ...
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Carte de la Louisiane, et de la Floride

Date: 1780
Description: Map of Florida and the south eastern States. The map shows cities, towns, forts, Native American land, mountains, rivers, and lakes. A small inset map of t...
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A New and General Map of the Southern Dominions Belonging to the United States of America: Viz North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia with the Bordering Indian Countries, and the Spanish Possessions of Louisiana and Florida

Date: 1794
Description: Extremely detailed map of the south-eastern states, south from Virginia and east of the Mississippi River. It shows roads and paths, cities, towns, forts, ...
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The Province of Maine: From the Best Authorities

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Maine, showing a few cities, harbors, hills, mountains, lakes, and rivers. A road runs from Pownalboro south to Portsmouth harbor, and the boundary ...
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A New and Accurate Map of Connecticut and Rhode Island: From the Best Authorities

Date: 1780
Description: Map of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Long Island. it shows the borders, cities, roads, islands, mountains, lakes and rivers. Navigational hazards along th...
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The State of Rhode Island Compiled from the Surveys and Observations of Caleb Harris

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Rhode Island showing counties, townships, cities, roads, mountains, swamps, islands, reefs, lakes and rivers. Several of the bigger cities include s...
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Connecticut, from the Best Authorities

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Connecticut showing counties, townships, cities, roads, islands, swamps, hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, reefs, and numerous other geographical and...
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A New Map of Virginia, Mary-Land, and the Improved Parts of Pennsylvania & New Jersey

Date: 1719
Description: Map of Maryland and surrounding states. It shows the boundaries, counties, cities, towns, rivers, and bays. Mountains, forests, and swamps appear pictoria...

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