Topic: Geography
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Course of the River Mississippi
An English lieutenant made this map after 1763, when Great Britain acquired the Illinois territory as a result of winning the French and Indian War. Lieutenant Ross conducted the first...
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Jefferson’s Sixth Annual Message to Congress
President Jefferson delivered this address to Congress a few months after Lewis and Clark returned from their expedition. In a message dominated by foreign policy problems and issues, mostly related...
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Les Isles Britanniques
This early eighteenth century map of England and Ireland was printed in France and provided a detailed rendering of the local jurisdictions within the country. The mapmaker, Guillame De L’Isle,...
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Map of Africa
This 1725 map of Africa reflects a British understanding of the internal organization and divisions within the continent. Cloth, guns, and other goods were sold to Africans in exchange for...
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Map of British Empire in America
Englishman Henry Popple produced this colorful map of the British Empire in 1733. The shapes of certain land masses and the locations of some places are inaccurate, but the map...
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Map of Carolina
This 1732 map shows English claims in the southeastern part of North America. South Carolina land-holders received royal permission, or a charter, from the British crown in 1663 to develop...
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Map of London
The German mapmaker George Seutter made this colorful map of London in 1750. At the time, London was the largest city in Europe, the capital of Great Britain, and the...
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Map of the United States of America
This map reflects the boundaries of the United States in 1783. These boundaries were established by the Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, which ended the War for...
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Map of the United States of North America
This 1785 map was one of the first to show the United States as an independent nation. The Treaty of Paris that ended the War of Independence made the Mississippi...
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