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A View of Snug Corner Cove in Prince William's Sound

Date: 1784
Description: Plate 45. Scene from Cook's Third Expedition, 1776-1779, while in Alaska.
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The Theatre of War in North America: With the Roads and a Table of the Distances

Date: 1776
Description: This was one of the first maps available for the general British populace featuring America during the Revolutionary War. It includes forts, cities, topogr...
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The West Indies, Including Part of Virginia, North Carolina, East Florida, South Carolina, West Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico, with Part of the Coast of South America

Date: 1782
Description: Map of the West Indies and south eastern North America, remarkably detailed, showing cities, mountains, rivers, lakes, mines, plantations, forts, banks, an...
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The United States of North America, with the British & Spanish Territories According to the Treaty

Date: 1783
Description: This map is hand-colored and shows the boundaries of British, Spanish, and the newly recognized American claims, as well as the fishing rights granted to F...
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Map of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, Showing Proposed Canals Connecting the Rivers with the Ocean

Date: 1790
Description: This map of the north eastern states shows roads, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, mountains, cities, forts, mills, the Oneida Reservation, and "New York Donatio...
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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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The Provinces of New York and New Jersey; With Part of Pensilvania, and the Province of Quebec

Date: 1776
Description: Map of New Jersey and New York, showing cities, forts, roads, counties, townships, land grants, rivers, lakes and several topographical features. Much of t...
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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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Carte de la Nouvelle France: òu se Voit le Cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi Aujour d'hui S. Louis

Date: 1719
Description: This extremely detailed and ornate map shows the cities, Native American land, mountains, lakes, rivers, and European claims of North America. An inset map...
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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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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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A Map of the Present Seat of War in North America

Date: 1776
Description: Map of the American colonies and land east of the Mississippi River. Prominent cities, forts, Native American land, mountains, rivers and lakes are all sho...
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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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Part of North America Containing Canada, the North Parts of New England and New York: With Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

Date: 11 24 1781
Description: Map showing New York, New England, and south eastern Canada. Boundaries, ports, and a few cities are shown, but the map focuses on regions, Native American...
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Carte de l'Amérique Septentrionale, Depuis la Baye d'Hudson Jusqu'au Mississipi: Pour Servir aux Essais Historiques et Politiques sur la Révolution de Cette Partie du Monde

Date: 1782
Description: Map of America east of the Mississippi River. It shows regions, state boundaries extending to the Mississippi River, cities, forts, Native American lands, ...
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A Map of the British & French Plantations in North America

Date: 1755
Description: Map of the northeastern portion of America and Canada, east of the Hudson River and south from Labrador. It names regions, colonies, cities, numerous forts...
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Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada avec l'Isle de Terre-Neuve et de Nouvelle Escosse, Acadie et Nouv. Angleterre avec Fleuve de St. Laurence

Date: 1759
Description: Map of north eastern Canada and parts of New England, showing settlements, cities, portages, Native American land, mountains, lakes, and rivers. The unusua...
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Partie Occidentale de la Nouvelle France ou Canada

Date: 1745
Description: Landmark map of the Great Lakes region and one of the most advanced depictions of the lakes and surrounding areas for its time. It is the first map to intr...

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