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Map 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 Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Tuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver hunting countries, of the Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain, ... exhibiting 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, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode-Island: Of Aquanishuonîgy the country of the Confederate Indians comprehending Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Tuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver hunting countries, of the Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain, ... exhibiting the antient and present seats of the Indian nations

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
  • Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756
  • Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Created / Published

  • [London] Sold by R. Sayer & T. Jefferys, 1758.

Headings

  • -  Northeastern States--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Northeastern States

Genre

  • Indians of North America--Maps
  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:2,250,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Includes numerous notes, especially concerning inland water communications and natural resources, 3 distance charts, and inset of "A sketch of the remaining part of Ohio R. &c."
  • -  Has extensive coloration and numerous boundaries that do not coincide with printed boundaries
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 713
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 49 x 66 cm. fold. in envelope 18 x 13 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3710 1758 .J41

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000789

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Lewis Evans, and Robert Sayer. 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 Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Tuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver hunting countries, of the Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain, ... exhibiting the antient and present seats of the Indian nations. [London Sold by R. Sayer & T. Jefferys, 1758] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000789/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T., Evans, L. & Sayer, R. (1758) 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 Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Tuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver hunting countries, of the Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain, ... exhibiting the antient and present seats of the Indian nations. [London Sold by R. Sayer & T. Jefferys] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000789/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Lewis Evans, and Robert Sayer. 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 Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Tuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver hunting countries, of the Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain, ... exhibiting the antient and present seats of the Indian nations. [London Sold by R. Sayer & T. Jefferys, 1758] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000789/>.