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| Keywords: An old map of North America, en francais.jpg NIEUWE KAART VAN DE GROOTBRITTANNISCHE VOLKSPLANTINGEN IN NOORD AMERICA GETROKKEN WIT DE BESTE KAARTEN VAN DE MR MITCHELL EN ANDEREN TE AMSTERDAM by Isaak Tirion 1755 Published in Nieuwe En beknopte Hand-Atlas by Isaak Tirion 1769 McCorkle 755 39 769 1; Sellers van Ee 63 Tirion died in 1769 Lister so the map preparation dates circa 1755-69 According to McCorkle although dated 1755 the map was not published until 1769 This map is a smaller Dutch version of John Mitchell's important 1755 map as the title indicates and only the left side is shown here The notes and major place names on this map are in Dutch i e meer for lake but some places retain the original English or French names West of the Alleghanies is considered Iroquois land as shown by the color scheme Longitude is west from London at bottom and west from Ferro at top Blank verso Scale 1 inch 130 miles Size 14 25 x 17 75 inches http //www mapsofpa com/antiquemaps25b htm 1755 author PD-Old 1755 in North America Old maps of North America | ||||
