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| Keywords: 1805 Cary Map of the Great Lakes and Western Territory (Kentucy, Virginia, Ohio, etc..) - Geographicus - WesternTerritory-cary-1805.jpg Published by John Cary in 1805 this is one of the most interesting and attractive maps of the American Frontier and the Great Lakes to emerge in the first years of the 19th century Covers from Lakes Superior south along the Mississippi River as far as Kentucky and Tennessee Extends eastward to include the Western Territory Virginia Pennsylvania Ontario and parts of New York North Carolina and Maryland This wonderful map was produced during a period of rapid westward expansion toward the Mississippi River and attempts address a general fascination with this largely unexplored territory One of this map ™s most compelling features is the massive Western Territory encompassing all of modern day Ohio Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Illinois and parts of Minnesota Offers copious notations and comments throughout most of which are extremely interesting A note in Kentucky for example referencing the frontiersman Daniel Boon reads Kentucky this Colony was first discovered by J Macbride others in the Year 1754 Col D Boon explored it in 1769 with his family five other began the first settlement in 1773 Also indicates the Indian Boundary Line through modern day Ohio and Indiana under the 1795 treaty of General Wayne Notes the Illinois Company ™s claims near St Louis Offers considerable commentary on various portages rapids waterfalls and other obstacles to river navigation Shows the locations of various American Indian tribes the Buffalo Plains fishing grounds hunting territory and explorer ™s routes This is also one of the last maps to show the mythical Ile Philippeaux in Lake Superior All-in-all a fascinating map of American at the first stages of the westward expansion and an important piece for most American post-Revolutionary period map collections Prepared in 1805 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1805 dated Size in 20 75 18 5 object history credit line accession number WesternTerritory-cary-1805 Cary John <i>Cary's New Universal Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World From the latest and best authorities extant </i> London Printed for J Cary Engraver and Map-seller No 181 near Norfolk Street Strand 1808 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1805 maps Maps by John Cary Old maps of the United States Old maps of the Great Lakes 1805 in Michigan Maps in English | ||||
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