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                  Item Number: 1970:02007.05          Date of map: 1797              Height (inches): 8.5          Width (inches): 10

Title: A new map of North America showing all the new discoveries, 1797   

   This map shows New Albion in California (California is depicted as a peninsula), the headwaters of the Mississippi River and the names of the new states along the Atlantic Seaboard.  Drake's Harbour is labeled, as are the Gulfs of Mexico, Florida, and California.  Shows locations of ethnic groups and communities.  The name Canada does not appear on this map, but Quebec City and Montreal are both shown.  Curved projection.  

This map forms part of the Cutter World Map Collection, collection C 003, at the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College.
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