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- One map entitled "The Rand-McNally New Commercial Atlas of the Great Lakes and Vicinity, Showing the Navigation Routes, Connecting Railroads and Principal Ports." The color map is printed across pages XVI and XVII of the "Commercial Atlas of America" and shows the entire Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Inset maps in the upper portion of the sheet show the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair area and also the Welland Canal. Tables in the upper portion give information about quantities of bulk cargo shipped along with a list of principal cities in the region. Printed text on the verso gives information about steamship lines, canals, railroads, and irrigation projects. The map is dated 1912.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One topographic map entitled "A Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America." The map was originally published by Lewis Evans of Philadelphia in 1755 and was updated by Thomas Pownall. This updated version was printed by J. Almon of Piccadilly, London, England, and is dated March 25, 1776. The map area covers the Atlantic coast of North America from Norfolk and Cape Henry, Virginia, northward to the Passamaquoddy River, Maine. The map area extends westward to Fort Detroit (Fort Pontchartrain) and southwestern Ohio. A small inset map extends the area of coverage to the Mississippi River. Map details are drawn in black ink on slightly yellowed paper with green ink being used to show colony boundaries. Map information includes towns and forts, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, Indian tribal regions, and travel distance tables as well as lines of latitude and longitude. Township names are listed for the colonies of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
- Date Issued:
- 1776-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Carte Nouvelle de L'Amerique Angloise Contenant La Virginie, Mary-Land, Caroline, Penssylvania, Nouvelle Iork, N: Iarssey, N: France, et Les Terres Nouvellement Decouerte Dresse sur les Relations les Plus Nouvelles [New Map of English America Containing Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New France, and the New Lands Discovered Based Upon the Relations of More News]." The map is printed in black ink on a slightly yellowed linen paper. Red, yellow, blue, and green lines have been used to highlight boundaries and topographic features. It was published by Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam in 1700 just one year before the founding of Detroit in 1701. The map covers the area of the United States and Canada east of the Mississippi River from Hudson Bay southward to the Gulf of Mexico. The names of principal lakes, rivers, forts, towns, and Indian tribal regions are shown in French along with lines of latitude and longitude. A small amount of text is in Spanish and English. An inset map on the left side shows Boston and the adjacent Boston Harbor area.
- Date Issued:
- 1700-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One map entitled "Partie Occidentale du Canada et Septentrionole de la Louisiane avec une Partie de la Pensilvanie [Western Part of Canada and Northernmost Louisiana with a Part of Pennsylvania]." The map is printed in black ink on a slighty yellowed paper. Some red and green ink has also been used to highlight boundaries and topographic features. It was drawn by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville and was published by Paolo Santini of Venice, Italy, in 1775. The map covers the area from the Mississippi River valley eastward to the eastern edge of Lake Ontario and from the Ohio River valley northward to Lake Alemenipigon [Nipigon] and the south shore of James Bay. The names of principal lakes, rivers, forts, towns, and Indian tribal regions are shown in French along with lines of latitude and longitude.
- Date Issued:
- 1775-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
