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Drawing

Pic Island from Camp Porphyry

Date: 1850
Description: Pic Island on the north shore of Lake Superior.
Book or Pamphlet

James Expedition Map

Date: 02 1823
Description: A map featuring the North American expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains led by Edwin James.
Map or Atlas

Rand McNally & Co.'s New 14 x 21 Map of the World

Date: 1895
Description: Map showing the continents of the world with the Americas at the center. From left to right land masses names are: "Siberia, Chinese Empire, Australia, Nor...
Map or Atlas

Le Canada ou Partie de la Nouvelle France: Contenant la Terre de Labrador, la Nouvelle France, les Isles de Terre Neuve, de Nostre Dame &c

Date: 1696
Description: This sea chart and topographical map depicts the north east coast of Canada and North America, focusing on the Hudson Bay and Great Lakes regions. It shows...
Map or Atlas

Recentissima Novi Orbis, Sive Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis Tabula

Date: 1685
Description: A detailed map of the western hemisphere showing cities, settlements, Native American land, rivers, lakes, mountains, the Great Lakes, and California as an...
Map or Atlas

America Settentrionale: Dedicata Allèccell, sig. Principe d'Auellino etc.... Corretta, et Aumentata, Secondo le Relatione più Moderne

Date: 1766
Description: Map of the north western hemisphere using sinusoidal projection to show the curvature of the earth. It labels regions, cities, Native American land, island...
Map or Atlas

Partie Occidentale du Canada, Contenant les Cinq Grands Lacs, Avec les Pays Circonvoisins

Date: 1780
Description: Map of North America from Lake Ontario through the Great Plains, and James Bay to Illinois. It shows rivers, lakes, and mountains in great detail, and labe...
Map or Atlas

Part of North America Containing Canada, the North Parts of New England and New York: With Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

Date: 11 24 1781
Description: Map showing New York, New England, and south eastern Canada. Boundaries, ports, and a few cities are shown, but the map focuses on regions, Native American...
Map or Atlas

Partie Occidentale de la Nouvelle France ou Canada

Date: 1745
Description: Landmark map of the Great Lakes region and one of the most advanced depictions of the lakes and surrounding areas for its time. It is the first map to intr...
Map or Atlas

British Colonies in North America: Drawn from the Best Authorities

Date: 1799
Description: Map of North America from the Great Lakes region to Baffins Bay. It shows settlements, Native American land, cities, trading houses and forts, mountains, a...
Map or Atlas

Partie de l'Amérique Septentrionale: Qui Comprend le Cours de l'Ohio, la Nlle. Angleterre, la Nlle York, le New Jersey, la Pensylvanie, le Maryland, la Virginie, la Caroline

Date: 1755
Description: Map of colonial America, showing the lands north of South Carolina and west of the Mississippi River. An inset map of the Carolinas and Georgia sits in the...
Map or Atlas

Amplissimæ Regionis Mississipi seu Provinciæ Ludovicianæ: A R. P. Ludovico Hennepin Francisc Miss in America Septentrionali anno 1687

Date: 1720
Description: Detailed, ornate, and comprehensive map of America from the east coast to present day Texas. Numerous features appear throughout the map, including Native ...
Map or Atlas

A Map of the Five Great Lakes with Part of Pensilvania, New York, Canada, and Hudsons Bay Territories &c

Date: 1755
Description: Map of the Great Lakes region during the French and Indian War. It shows in great detail the territories, borders and boundary lines, Native American tribe...

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