A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia etc.

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Hand-colored engraving of the Great Lakes region of North America showing settlements, roads and topography.

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1 map : hand col. ; 51 x 63 cm.

Creation Information

Cary, John 1805.

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  • John Cary
    Place of Publication: London, England

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Located in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, the Museum's mission is to collect and preserve material culture of the Texas Republic.

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Description

Hand-colored engraving of the Great Lakes region of North America showing settlements, roads and topography.

Physical Description

1 map : hand col. ; 51 x 63 cm.

Notes

Full title: A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia &c, also the Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario & Erie with Upper and Lower Canada &c., from the latest authorities.

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Star of the Republic Museum Objects

From the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, these items (dating from 1700s-1800s) include furniture, clothing, buttons, farm implements, china, trade tokens, arrowheads, cooking utensils, and looms.

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  • 1805

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  • Jan. 18, 2008, 4:57 a.m.

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  • March 22, 2011, 10:58 a.m.

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Cary, John. A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia etc., map, 1805; London, England. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth31203/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Star of the Republic Museum.

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