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Carte des lacs du Canada / dressée sur les manuscrits du depost des cartes, plans et journaux de la marine et sur le Journal du RP. de Charlevoix, par N. Bellin

Date: 1744
Description: Paris: 1744. W 92⁰--W 76⁰/N 49⁰--N 41⁰. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000]
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Carte des lacs du Canada, pour servir à l’Histoire générale des voyages / par M.B. ing. de la Mar

Date: 1757
Description: The Canadian Lakes. Scale [ca. 1:6,500,000]. Paris: 1757.
Print

Samuel Adams

Date: 1774
Description: Engraved portrait of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father of the United States and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1792-1794). Adams' portrait is framed in an ov...
Manuscript

William Preston Letter, Address Page

Date: 06 22 1774
Description: The address page of a letter written by Col. William Christian to Col. William Preston. There is a note on the right side: "Surveyors out. Suggests sending...
Manuscript

Letter to Col. William Preston from William Christian

Date: 06 21 1774
Description: Page two of a letter written by William Christian to Col. William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Dunkard Bot...
Manuscript

Letter to William Preston from Howard Heavin

Date: 1780
Description: A letter written to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "List of officers and number of men in their compa...
Manuscript

Letter From Peterson to Michael Price

Date: 06 22 1780
Description: A letter written by (illegible first name) Peterson to Michael Price in the 1700s.
Manuscript

Address of Michael Price

Date: 06 21 1780
Description: The address page of a letter written by Peterson to Michael Price.
Manuscript

William Preston Statement

Date: 04 24 1779
Description: A statement written by William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Statement acquitting George Patterson of the c...
Manuscript

William Fleming Letter to William Preston

Date: 12 17 1756
Description: The second page of a letter written by William Fleming to William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Vause's [Fo...
Manuscript

Fleming Letter Address

Date: 1756
Description: The address page of a letter written by William Fleming to William Preston.
Photograph

Letter from William Ingles

Date: 09 13 1763
Description: A letter written by William Ingles to William Preston.
Manuscript

Letter to Col. William Preston from William Christian

Date: 06 20 1774
Description: Page one of a letter written by William Christian to Col. William Preston. From Preston and Virginia Papers [Calendar series Volume 1]: "Dunkard Bot...
Manuscript

Letter from William Christian, Back Page

Date: 06 22 1774
Description: The back of a one page letter written from New Dublin by William Christian to Col. William Preston.
Manuscript

Letter from William Christian, Front Page

Date: 06 22 1774
Description: A letter from New Dublin written by William Christian to Col. William Preston.
Manuscript

Letter from Monture to Dodge

Date: 05 28 1779
Description: Letter written by John Monture to John Dodge.
Map or Atlas

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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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 Map of the Colonies in Connecticut and Rhode Island, Divided by Counties & Townships, from Best Authorities

Date: 1758
Description: Map of Rhode Island and Connecticut, showing counties, townships, cities, roads, islands, mountains, lakes and rivers. Trees and a frame decorates the titl...
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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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