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Inscription Rock, New Mexico
Two maps and four accounts of the Spanish exploration of North America that reflect the goals of the conquistadors and fascination with the land they examined-and the brutality of their treatment of native peoples.
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La Nuova Francia, 1556, Detail
Three maps reflecting French exploration along rivers in North America and three French explorers' accounts of the astonishing hardships they endured and the possibilities for trade with natives they opened.
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Quad, Novi Orbis Pars Borealis, 1600
Four maps examining the hunt for a Northwest Passage and three English accounts detailing the curiosity, greed and optimism that fueled English exploration of North America.
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Slideshow
Four original source accounts, and four related maps, of successful English, French, and Spanish settlements in North America and the Caribbean that explain the qualities of these settlements and their reasons for permanence and prosperity.
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Militiaman in New France, Ca. 1700
Two maps of English and French rivalries in North America, and two side-by-side accounts of the English and French perspectives on King William's war over power, trade, and economic dominance of the continent.
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Map Courtesy of Donald E. Waite
An overview of the Oregon Boundary Treaty of 1846, which set the boundary between British North America and the United States at the 49th parallel. Information on the treaty, the personalities involved, relevant images, and a map are...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Map of South America, 1902
A map from 1902 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map is color-coded with the highlands above...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North American Colonies, 1643
A map of the North American Colonies in 1643 at the establishment of the New England Confederation. The map is color-coded to show the territorial claims of the British, French, Dutch, and Swedish at the time, and shows the British...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Population Density of South America, 1910
A map showing the population density of South America around 1910. The map shows the regions where population density ranges from under two inhabitants per square mile to regions of population over 512 inhabitants per square mile. Cities...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Physical Map of South America, 1901
A map from 1901 of South America showing the general physical features including mountain systems, prominent peaks and volcanoes, river and lake systems, plateaus, and coastal features. The map is color-coded with the highlands above...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1885
An orographic map of South America from 1885 showing the primary mountain systems and general elevations. The map is color-coded to show highlands in buff tint, lowlands in green, and the major mountain chains with heavy black lines. The...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Massachusetts Bay, 1667
"This is a fac-simile of a map of Boston Harbor and adjacent settlements in 1667, and is believed to be a specimen of the first engraving executed in America. Instead of the top of the map being north, according to the present method of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Charleston and Vicinity , 1780
A map of Charleston Harbor, North Carolina, during the Siege of Charleston (1780). The map shows Charleston, Sullivan's Island and Fort Moultrie, the rivers in the area, and the site of the Battle of Monk's Corner, 30 miles north of...
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Etc: American Rev War Campaigns in the North, 1775 1783
A map of the region involved in major northern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War. The map shows cities, towns, and forts, rivers and terrain features, and is keyed to show British and American routes during the campaigns. An...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Early Spanish Map of Peru, 1774
A facsimile of an early Spanish map of Peru and northwest South America, from the Paris (1774) edition of Zarate. The map is in French, and the map coverage extends from Panama to the Paria River delta (Orinoco) of Venezuela in the north...
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Etc: Campaigns in the North the Revolutionary War, 1775 1783
A series of maps showing the northern campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, including the Hudson Valley and Saratoga campaign, a detail of Ticonderoga, the vicinity of Burgoyne's surrender, the Battle of Long Island, and an...
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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: 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: Sir John Lederer's Marches, 1672
A facsimile of an early map (1672) showing the three routes taken by explorer John Lederer from the headwaters of the York River inland to the Appalachian Mountains between 1669 and 1670. The map is oriented with north to the right, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Smith's Map of New England, 1616
A facsimile of an early map of New England as observed by Captain John Smith in 1616. The map covers the coastline from Cape James (Cape Cod) and Stuards Bay (Cape Cod Bay) north to Pembrocks Bay, and includes the inscription "The most...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Southeastern British Provinces, 1888
A map from 1888 of the southeastern provinces of British America (Dominion of Canada). The map shows the province boundaries of Keewatin to the west of Hudson Bay, North East Territory to the east of Hudson Bay, the eastern part of...
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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: 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: 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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