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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Siege of Yorktown, 1781
A detail of Yorktown, Virginia during the siege of 1781 at the close of the American Revolutionary War. The map shows the British fortifications at Yorktown and across the York River at Gloucester, the allied lines, French battery,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1790
A map of the early United States showing the expansion of settlements by 1790. The map is shading-coded to show the area of settlement before 1760, and between 1760 and 1790, including the areas west of the Alleghany Mountains in the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Georgia Projected, 1732
A map of the coastal Carolinas, and part of the newly formed Georgia Colony, or Province of Georgia, in 1732. The map shows the earlier settlements of the Albemarle Sound (1653), Port Royal (1670), Charleston (1680), and the settlement...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Siege of Yorktown, 1781
A battle plan of the Siege of Yorktown of 1781 at the close of the American Revolutionary War. The plan shows the British fortifications around Yorktown, the ships Guadeloupe and Charon in the York River, the British redoubts occupied by...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1790
A map of the early United States in 1790 showing the boundary established west to the Mississippi River, and is keyed to show undefined or disputed boundaries, boundaries of States and territories, and boundaries not settled. The map...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United States, 1800
A map of the United States in 1800 showing the territorial claims of the states at the time, the British and French possessions, and territory disputes. The map shows the frontier lines or extent of settlement from the coast of Maine to...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northwest Frontier, 1789 1800
The northwest frontier from 1789 to 1800.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Carolina Grant, 1665
A map of Georgia and the Carolinas, showing the land granted to eight English lords and gentlemen as joint proprietaries by King Charles II under the charter of 1663, which extended from the southern border of Virginia south to the 29...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: New England Grants, 1643 1684
A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and New England Confederation (1643-1684) showing the grants of the area, and is keyed to show: (1) the Plymouth Colony (1620), (2) Massachusetts, (3) Massachusetts Bay, (4) Maine, (5) New Hampshire,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1672 1673
A facsimile from the collection of Francis Parkman (1865) of an early map of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, showing the explorations of Father Jacques Marquette (1672-1673). The map shows Lac de...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Bennington Heights, 1777
A map of the area around Walloomsac, New York, near Bennington, Vermont, showing the site of the Battle of Bennington Heights (August 16, 1777) between the British under Friedrich Baum and the American militiamen under General John Stark...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mississippi Valley, 1682
A facsimile of a map by Jean Baptiste Louis Franquelin (1682) of the Mississippi River Valley from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico showing the explorations of Robert LaSalle (Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle) as far south as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Indian Nations, 1775
An early map of the eastern North America from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Mississippi River around 17765, showing the Indian Nations adjoining to the Mississippi, West and East Florida, Georgia, South and North...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Intercolonial Wars, 1689 1713
A map of eastern colonial North America showing the struggle for supremacy between England, France, and Spain in the region, from the King William's War (1689-1692) to Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), a period also known as the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Siege of Boston, 1775
A sketch map of the area between Boston and Concord, Massachusetts, showing the events leading up to the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Route of De Soto, 1539 1542
A map of the supposed route of Hernando de Soto's expedition from Tampa Bay (1539) to the Mississippi River, first reached in 1541, and the site of his death in 1542. This map, from 1907, shows a route that has been disputed in later years.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Siege of Charleston, 1776
A sketch map of the Charleston Harbor area showing the first British siege of Charleston in 1776, also known as the Battle of Sullivan's Island (June 28, 1776). The map shows the positions of the British ships, the landing site north of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The United Colonies, 1776
A map of the United Colonies at the beginning of the American Revolution (1776) showing colonial land claims to the Mississippi River, including the territories organized after the war. The map shows the Northwest Territory (organized in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Middle Colonies, 1609 1702
A map of the Middle Colonies of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, with portions of New York, Maryland and Delaware, showing the early European settlements in the area from 1609 to 1702. The map shows the boundary between West New...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pequod (Pequot) War, 1636 1638
A map of southern Connecticut and Rhode Island showing the area of the Pequot War (1636-1638) between the allied Massachusetts and Plymouth colonies against the Pequot tribe. The map shows the territories of the Mohegans, Narragansetts,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Burgoyne's Campaign, 1777
A map of the area of General John Burgoyne's Campaign in 1777, also known as the Saratoga Campaign, a series of battles between the British and Americans for control of the Hudson River Valley. The map shows the area from southern Lake...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Victory of Americans, 1777
Map shows the victory of Americans at Saratoga in 1777.
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Etc: The War in the South, 1780 1781
A map of the southern campaigns (1780-1781) during the American Revolutionary War, keyed to show the movements by both American and British forces. The map shows major cities, towns, forts, and significant battle sites of the war.
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Etc: New England Colonies, 1620 1641
A map of the New England Colonies showing the westward expansion of the Pilgrims from Plymouth (1620) to Stamford, Connecticut (1641). The map shows settlements in the area with dates of establishment given, colony boundaries, New...