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1745: A map of North America

Printed in his “Metallick History of the Reigns of King William, Mary, Anne and George I,” this is one of … See more A map of North America

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1753: Americae Septentrionalis, Pars 1

Cartography:
Leonhard Von Euler

This 1753 map, by Swiss mathematician Leonhard Von Euler, is the first map to show Texas (Tecas) as a region, … See more Americae Septentrionalis, Pars 1

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1757: L’Amerique Septentrionale

Cartography:
Covens et Mortier

Dutch issue of De’Isle’s influential map.

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1780: Etats Unis De L’Amerique

Cartography:
Bonne Rigobert

Eastern section of a pair of maps covering the territory of the new United States. This section covers the eastern … See more Etats Unis De L’Amerique

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1785: North America

Cartography:
Thomas Kitchin

This is the first map to use the current spelling of TEXAS. Note that it shows Texas as part of … See more North America

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1794: A New and Accurate Map of North America from the Best Authorities

Cartography:
J. Menzies

Printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, by bookseller Thomas Brown.

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1803: Amerique Septentrionale

Cartography:
Jean Baptiste Poirson

Fascinating early map of North America, issued immediately after the Louisiana Purchase in early 1803. The most immediately noticable feature … See more Amerique Septentrionale