A general map of the middle British colonies, in America; viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island: Of Aquanishuonîgy, the country of the Confederate Indians; comprehending Aquanishuonîgy proper, their place of residence, Ohio and Tïiuxsoxrúntie, their deer-hunting countries, Couxsaxráge and Skaniadarâde, their beaver-hunting countries; of the Lakes Erie, Ontário, and Champlain, and part of New-France: Wherein is also shewn the antient and present seats of the Indian nations

Containers:

Drawer 122 : L : 4, Section 5, Folder OUT

Creator:

Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756 and Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792

Extent:

1 Sheets

Scope and content:

Copied from the 1755 original, includes historical notes and 3 distance tables. It also locates hundreds of European and Native American settlements and depicts networks of roads and trails. Includes notations for Dartmouth College, the location of 'elephant bones', salt and limestone deposits, petroleum in western Pennsylvania, and coal in Ohio.

Language:

English .

Material specific details:

Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia. Relief shown pictorially.

Physical facet:

1 map

Dimensions:

50 x 68 cm

Other descriptive data:

Charing Cross, London: Sold by T. Jefferys, 1758

Related material:

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 712

Separated material:

Auction description indicates this map was stored in an accompanying slipcase [2024-SC-009-049b].

Subjects:

Coasts -- Middle Atlantic States
Native Americans -- Settlements
Maps (documents)

Names:

Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756
Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792

Places:

North America

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