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A map of the middle British Colonies in North America, first published by Mr. Lewis Evans, of Philadelphia, in 1755 ; and since corrected and improved, as also extended, with the addition of New England, and bordering parts of Canada ; from actual surveys now lying at the Board of Trade / by T. Pownall MP, with a topographical description of such parts of North America as are contained in this map. Printed & published according to Act of Parliament for J. Almon in Piccadilly, London, March 25th 1776
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A map of the middle British Colonies, in North America : first published by Mr. Lewis Evans, of Philadelphia, in 1755 ; and since corrected and improved, as also extended, with the addition of New England, and bordering parts of Canada ; from actual surveys now lying at the Board of Trade / By T. Pownall MP ; with a topographical description of such parts of North America as are contained in this map. Printed and published according to Act of Parliament for J. Almon in Piccadilly, London, March 25th. 1776
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Pownall reissued Evans 1755 map with new title and many alterations particularly in the Eastern Section. This map was meant to be published with a new extension (see 18224). This is probably a proof copy of the altered plate before the extension was added. Submap: A sketch of the Remaining part of the Ohio R., &c. MS note: 18223. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: XII. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18223.
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A new and general map of the middle dominions belonging to the United States of America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware-Counties, Pennsylvania, New Jersey &c. with the addition of New-York, & of the greatest part of New England &c. as also of the bordering parts of the British possessions in Canada. London: Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act Directs, 12th May, 1794
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The Kitchin map resurfaces after 18 years. Evans and Pownall are gone from the map surface. A dotted line indicates the boundary with Canada. The submap is renamed, new "State of Vermont" is added, as is "Kentucky", but north of the Ohio River. "Province of Quebec" remains, still into US territory. Submap: A sketch of the Upper Parts to show the Remainder of the Lakes, MS note: 18229. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: XVIII. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18229.
18229
A general map of the middle British Colonies, in America : viz Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island ; of Aquanishuonigy, the country of the Confederate Indians, comprehending Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Thuchsochruntie their deer-hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver-hunting countries ; of the Lakes Erie, Ontario and Champlain, and of part of New-France ; wherein is also shewn the antient and present seats of the Indian Nations; carefully copied from the Original Publish'd at Philadelphia, By Mr. Lewis Evans 1755, with some improvements by I. Gibson
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This is a copy of the Kitchin map of 1756 with Kitchin's name altered to that of Jefferys, hence a plagairism of a plagairism of Evans map. Jefferys has added several new forts and has changed Kitchin's "F. du Quesne" to "Ft. du Quesne, Destroy'd in 1758 now called Pittsburg." Pownall in his later discussion thought this variant was first done by Thomas Jefferys. Submap: A sketch of the Remaining part of the Ohio R., &c. MS note: 18215. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: IV. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18215.
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A general map of the middle British Colonies, in America : containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey ; with the addition of NewYork and of the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the Province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map of 1776
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A second reissue of the Kitchin-Jefferys-Sayer and Jefferys plate. Few alterations from 18225 issued earlier the same year. Lake Ontario drops the alternate designation as Cadarakui, Falls of Ohio deleted. Issued in later editions of "American Military Pocket Atlas" as map No. 4. Submap: A sketch of the upper parts of Canada. MS note: 18226. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: XV. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18226.
18226
A general map of the middle British Colonies, in America : viz Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island ; of Aquanishuonigy the country of the Confederate Indians, comprehending Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio and Thuchsochruntie their deer hunting countries, Couchsahrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver-hunting countries ; of the Lakes Erie, Ontario and Champlain, and of part of New-France ; wherein is also shewn the antient and present seats of the Indian Nations ; carefully copied from the original publish'd at Philadelphia / by Mr. Lewis Evans 1755, with some improvements by I. Gibson
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Reproduction. This appears to be the earliest plagiarism of Evans map. Kitchin made a new plate incorporating Evans' map but eliminating the dedication and replacing it with words from Evans' Analysis (see Preface). Several other statements are also lifted from that source, but in some cases abridged, to show the French as usurpers of British territory. This appears to be the only photo-reproduction in this set of maps, the rest being original copper plate engravings. Note slightly wider but also shorter than 18213. Pownall in his later discussion thought this variant was first done by Thomas Jefferys and criticized the haphazard mountains and poorer engraving. See 18215 by Jefferys from same plate. Submap: A sketch of the Remaining part of the Ohio R., &c. MS note: 18214 Stamp: British Museum, 6 April 1892. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Photographic reproduction. Verso Text: Stamped: III. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18214.
18214
A map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware Counties / by Lewis Evans
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This is the earliest known Evans map. See Henry N. Stevens' Third Edition of "Lewis Evans, His Map of the Middle British Colonies in America..." London, 1924, Huntington GA407 E9 S82. This volume also contain the Second Edition of Stevens' work printed in 1920, and a facsimile of a reprint of Evans' map done in 1752 with numerous corrections, known here as 18212a. Views of that map are of Steven's reproduction. Governor Pownall in his "Topographical Description of North America," 1776, notes Evans' 1749 map as "printed at Philadelphia 1749." For the 1752 edition of this map, see RB 53261. Distance table. MS note: 18212. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: I. MS notes: A 1749 X flat Evans, Lewis - 18212 ; In case with this are: 18213-30, 18193-5.
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