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A map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware Counties / by Lewis Evans

Description: Ms. note on verso reads "To Mr. Peter Colenson from his most humble servt. The Author. Philida. June 29, 1749". 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.." Distance table. MS note: 18212. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Date: 25 March 1749
Call number: 144513
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A general map of the middle British Colonies, in America : viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New York, Connecticut & Rhode Island ; of Aquanishuonigy, the country of the Confederate Indians comprehending Aquanishuonigy proper, their places of residence, Ohio & Thuchsochruntie their deer-hunting countries, Couchsachrage and Skaniadarade, their beaver-hunting countries ; of the Lakes Erie, Ontario and Champlain ; wherein is also shewn the antient & present seats of the Indian Nations ; carefully copied from the original publish'd at Philadelphia / by Mr. Lewis Evans
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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, exhibiting the antient and present seats of the Indian Nations / published by Mr. Lewis Evans at Philadelphia ; corrected and improved with the additions of the line of forts on the back settlements, by Thos. Jefferys Geographer to the King
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A general map of the middle British Colonies, in America : viz Virginia Maryland Delaware Pensilvania New Jersey New York Connecticut & 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 & Champlain and of part of New France wherein is also shewn the antient & present seats of the Indian Nations carefully copied from the original publish'd at Philadelphia by Mr. Lewis Evans
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