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Hemisphere Occidental: Dressé en 1720 pour L'usage Particulier du Roy sur les Observations Astronomiques et Geographiques, Raportées la Même Année dans L'histoire et Dans le Memoires de 'Academie Rle. des Sciences

Date: 1724
Description: Map showing the mountains, rivers, lakes, settlements, islands, and regions of North and South America. Characteristic of de L'Isle, this map is highly det...
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Americae Mappa Generalis: Secundum Legitimas Projectionis Stereographicae Regulas

Date: 1746
Description: Detailed map of the western hemisphere and part of Africa and Europe. Islands, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, countries, and regions are marked. Mount...
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A Map of the Whole Continent of America: Particularly Shewing the British Empire in the Northern Part of America, with the Divisions of the New Governments since the Accession of Canada and Florida

Date: 1780
Description: Map of North and South America, showing the boundaries of colonial territories, cities, settlements, rivers, lakes, and Native American land. Particular em...
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America Septentrionalis

Date: 1636
Description: Map of North America, divided into regions, and showing some rivers, lakes, settlements, cities, mountains, and Native American land. Of the Great Lakes on...
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Carte Universelle du Monde Vulgairement dite la Mappemonde: Avec de Nouvelles Observations Touchant les Navigations de Long Cours Par P. Du-Val. Amerique Septemtrionale

Date: 1684
Description: Map of North America showing some colonies, cities, rivers, lakes, and Native American land. Ship routes spread across both oceans, including one decorated...
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Americae Septentrionalis Tabula

Date: 1709
Description: Map of North America, showing a few of the largest settlements, regions, islands, and a few rivers. The Great Lakes are depicted, but over-sized, and Calif...
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Carte Contenant le Royaume du Mexique et la Floride: Dressez sur les Meilleures Observations & sur les Mémoires les plus Nouveaux

Date: 1719
Description: Map of North America showing political boundaries, areas of Indian habitation, cities, towns, ports, rivers, mines, and other notable for North America fro...
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Canada ou Nouvelle France

Date: 1683
Description: Map of the north east coast of North America showing islands, regions, Native American land, bays, and a few European settlements. The Great Lakes appear i...
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Amerique Septentrionale: Divisée en ses Principales Parties, ou Sont Distingués les vns des Autres les Estats Suivant Qu'ils Appartiennent Presentemẽt aux François, Castillans, Anglois, Suedois, Danois, Hollandois

Date: 1719
Description: Map of North America showing land divisions between France, Spain, England, Sweden, Denmark and Holland. The map is detailed, labeling cities, forts, islan...
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The English Empire in America, Newfound-land, Canada, Hudsons Bay, &c.

Date: 1729
Description: This small and hand-painted map focuses on the English claims in North America along the east coast from Cuba up to the southern tip of Greenland. It shows...
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America Septentrionalis Concinnata Juxta Observationes Dñn Academiae Regalis Scientiarum: et Nonnullorum Aliorum, et Juxta Annotationes Recentissimas

Date: 1760
Description: Map of North America based upon the cartographic work of de L'Isle. It shows cities, regions, lakes, rivers, Native American land, mountains, islands, and ...
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A Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements Adjacent Thereto

Date: 1733
Description: This map of North America shows settlements, rivers, lakes, Native American land, trade winds, and numerous topographical features such as forests and moun...
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A Chart of North and South America: Including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with the Nearest Coasts of Europe, Africa and Asia

Date: 1775
Description: This six sheet large format map is one of the most informative maps of its time. It shows cities, Native American land, lakes, rivers, mountains, topograph...
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Regni Mexicani seu Novæ Hispaniæ, Ludovicianæ, N. Angliæ, Carolinæ, Virginiæ, Pensylvaniæ, Necnon Insvlarvm Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali

Date: 1770
Description: Map of North America from the Great Lakes to the northern portion of South America. It shows cities, Native American land, mountains, swamps, lakes, rivers...
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A New Map of North America Shewing its Principal Divisions, Chief Cities, Townes, Rivers, Mountains &c

Date: 1722
Description: Map of North America including mountains, rivers, lakes, regions, and a few of the most important cities. A highly unusual map with interesting inaccuracie...
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An Accurate Map of the West Indies

Date: 1762
Description: Map including the land and islands surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. The regions and islands are labeled, as are a few rivers and cities. This map was engrav...
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America Settentrionale: Dedicata Allèccell, sig. Principe d'Auellino etc.... Corretta, et Aumentata, Secondo le Relatione più Moderne

Date: 1766
Description: Map of the north western hemisphere using sinusoidal projection to show the curvature of the earth. It labels regions, cities, Native American land, island...
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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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Partie Occidentale du Canada, Contenant les Cinq Grands Lacs, Avec les Pays Circonvoisins

Date: 1780
Description: Map of North America from Lake Ontario through the Great Plains, and James Bay to Illinois. It shows rivers, lakes, and mountains in great detail, and labe...
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North America

Date: 1796
Description: An interesting depiction of North America from the North Pole to the beginning of South America. The continent appears elongated. The map features numerous...

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