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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The West, 1783 1789
A map of the early United States between 1783 and 1789 showing the territorial State claims west to the Mississippi River, and is keyed to show undefined or disputed boundaries, boundaries of States and territories, and boundaries not...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Virginia, 1577
A facsimile of an early map (1651) showing the discoveries of Sir Francis Drake in North America, including the coastline of Ould Virginia and Maryland, the Bay of Checepiake (Chesapeake Bay), Lord Delaware Bay, Cape Hatteras and Cape...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Jersey, 1674 1702
A map of the New Jersey Colony between the establishment of the Dutch settlement at Bergen (1617), the acquisition, between the lower Hudson and Delaware Rivers, subdivided by the Duke of York to form East Jersey and West Jersey, and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Hudson, 1776 1783
A map of the Hudson River area from West Point to the Long Island Sound showing the Revolutionary War posts along the river, including West Point, Peekskill, Verplanck's Point, Stony Point, New York, Brooklyn, and the forts Montgomery,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New Sweden, 1638 1655
A map of New Sweden (1638-1655) from an article by Gregory Keen (1878) showing Cape May and Cape Henlopen, the Delaware Bay and the Delaware River (New Sweden River) north to Trenton, New Jersey, including Philadelphia and Bristol. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New England, 1631
A facsimile of an early map of New England in 1631 as observed by Captain John Smith in 1614. The map covers the coastline from Cape James (Cape Cod) and Stuards Bay (Cape Cod Bay) north to Pembrocks Bay and the Bay of Fundy. A...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Oswego, 1727 1756
A plan of the fortifications of the British trading post on the Oswego River at its mouth on Lake Ontario, constructed in 1727 and destroyed by the French in 1756. The map shows the site of the old fort on the western bank of the river,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: West Florida, 1756
A map of West Florida in 1756, which then formed portions of French Louisiana and Spanish Florida; the Perdido river was the recognized boundary between the two: the northern limits were undefined.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Winthrop Map, 1633
A facsimile of a map by John Winthrop (1633) of the Boston area, including the Merrimac and Concord Rivers, Plum Island, and roads leading to Saugus, Salem, Winesemett, and Meadford. The map is oriented with north to the left.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Barlow's Map, 1785
An English facsimile of a map issued by Joel Barlow in Paris (1787) of the area north of the Ohio River, showing the essential parts of a map with his proposals to induce immigration, but the legends are turned into English from the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1800
A map of the United States in 1800 prior to the Louisiana Purchase.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Carolinas, 1653 1680
A base map of the coast of the Carolinas showing the early European settlements of Roanoke Island (1585), the Albemarle Settlements (1653), Port Royal (1670), and Charleston (1680).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: United States, 1800
A map of the United States in 1800, color-coded to show the States, Territories, British possessions, and Spanish possessions. The map shows State and Territory boundaries at the time, the disputed territory in northern Massachusetts...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Herkimer, 1776 1832
A plan of Fort Herkimer on the Mohawk River, originally built during the French and Indian War, and rebuilt during the American Revolutionary War (1776, renamed Fort Dayton). The fort was destroyed during the building of the Erie Canal...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Roanoke Island, 1585
A base map of eastern Virginia and North Carolina showing Roanoke Island, site of the first attempt to establish an English settlement by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Bemis' Heights, 1777
A map of the area around Bemis' Heights along the Hudson River, site of the Second Battle of Saratoga (October 7, 1777). The map shows significant locations in the vicinity around Bemis' Heights, such as the British and the American...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Two Jerseys, 1676 1702
A sketch map of New Jersey showing the boundary between West New Jersey and East New Jersey established in 1676 (unified under the governor of New York in 1702), and the neighboring cities of New York, Philadelphia and Newcastle.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Middle Colonies, 1620 1702
A map of the New Jersey Colony between the establishment of the Dutch settlement at Bergen (1620) and the unification of East and West Jersey in 1702. The map shows the 'North River’ (Hudson River) and 'South River’ (Delaware River), the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Fort Ticonderoga, 1755 1781
Ground plans for the fortress at Ticonderoga, first built by the French as Fort Carillon between 1775 and 1778, and abandoned by the British after the failed Saratoga Campaign in 1781.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Route of De Soto, 1539 1542
A map of the supposed route of Hernando de Soto's expedition taken from Tampa Bay (1539) to the Mississippi River, first reached in 1541, and the site of his death in 1542. The map shows the winter quarters of the expedition in northern...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Braddock's March, 1755
A map showing British General Braddock's March in 1755 from Fort Cumberland on the Potomac, toward Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh) where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers join to form the Ohio River. At the time of the French and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Colonial Georgia, 1732 1763
A map of Colonial Georgia, showing the proclamation line of the original United States established at the end of the American Revolutionary War in 1763, the boundary when Georgia was established from the Carolinas as a buffer between the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Connecticut River, 1666
A facsimile of an early Dutch map of the Connecticut River, the eastern boundary claimed by New Netherlands in 1666. The map is oriented with north to the right, and shows the early settlements and native villages, shoreline, and water...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: King Philip's War, 1675 1676
A map of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, and part of Massachusetts, showing the area of the initial stage of King Phillip's War, also known as Metacom's Rebellion (1675-1676). The map shows the site of Swanzey (Swansea), Mt. Hope...