A general map of the middle British colonies, in America : viz Virginia, Màriland, Dèlaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island: of Aquanishuonîgy, the country of the Confederate Indians; comprehending Aquanishounigy proper, their place of residence, Ohio and Tiuuxsoxruntie, their deer-hunting countries, Couxsaxràge and Skaniadarâde, their beaver-hunting countries; of the lakes Erie, Ontário and Champlain, and part of New-France: wherein is shewn the antient and present seats of the Indian nations

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Title:
A general map of the middle British colonies, in America : viz Virginia, Màriland, Dèlaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island: of Aquanishuonîgy, the country of the Confederate Indians; comprehending Aquanishounigy proper, their place of residence, Ohio and Tiuuxsoxruntie, their deer-hunting countries, Couxsaxràge and Skaniadarâde, their beaver-hunting countries; of the lakes Erie, Ontário and Champlain, and part of New-France: wherein is shewn the antient and present seats of the Indian nations
Creator:
Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756
Engraver:
Turner, James, -1759
Name on Item:
by Lewis Evans ; engraved by Jas. Turner
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Indians of North America--United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Indians of North America--Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
United States
Canada
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 49 x 65 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
[London] : Published according to act of Parliament, by Lewis Evans, June 23, 1755, and sold by R. Dodley, in Pall-Mall, London, & by the author in Philadelphia
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Shows boundaries, roads, rivers, towns, indian territories, forts, swamps, and mineral deposits.
Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia.
Relief shown pictorially.
Inset: A sketch of the remaining part of Ohio R. &c.
Includes notes, 3 distance charts, and dedication to Thomas Pownall.
In the author's Geographical, historical, political, philosophical and mechanical essays (Philadelphia : Printed by B. Franklin, and -Hall, 1755)..
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 709
Wheat & Brun (2nd rev. ed.), 298
Identifier:
06_01_010191
Barcode:
30000003237157