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The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
Bourgmont, a fugitive from justice, became a coureur des bois for several years during his early career.. Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont (April 1679 – 1734) was a French explorer who documented his travels on the Missouri and Platte rivers in North America and made the first European maps of these areas in the early 18th century.
By the time of the French and Indian War, he had laid out most of northern Virginia, and this knowledge would contribute to his success during the war. From 1747 to 1799, he surveyed 200 tracts of land, and due to his also being a land speculator, he amassed 65,000 acres (260 km 2 ) of land.
Apple River (corruption of the French Rivière Pomme de Terre des Cygnes, which in turn is a translation from the Ojibwe Waabiziipinikaani-ziibi, "River abundant with swan potatoes") Argonne (from the Forest of Argonne in France) Ballou; Belle Plaine ("beautiful plain") Bellevue ("beautiful view") Benoit; Bois Brule River ("burnt wood")
The earliest recorded use of "Missouri" is found on a map drawn by Marquette after his 1673 journey, naming both a group of Native Americans and a nearby river. [1] However, the French rarely used the word to refer to the land in the region, instead calling it part of the Illinois Country. [1]
Republic of Indian Stream (1832–1835) is represented on the map as the disputed territory between Maine and New Hampshire of the U.S. and Quebec and New Brunswick of Canada. Republic of Madawaska (1827) is represented on the map as the disputed territory between Maine (U.S.) and Canada. The area, known as Madawaska Valley, was transferred to ...
A map published by Tracey and Dern shows a road, referred to as the "Manor" Monocacy Road, continuing south on Old Frederick Rd to Frederick. The map, however, shows the "German" Monocacy Road (to the Opequon Settlement at Winchester) turning onto Rocky Ridge Rd and continuing as described below. [21] Lewistown, Maryland (estab. 1841)
Del Papa, Eugene M. (October 1975). "The Royal Proclamation of 1763: Its Effect upon Virginia Land Companies". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 83 (4): 406– 411. JSTOR 4247979. Holton, Woody (August 1994). "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution in Virginia". Journal of Southern History. 60 (3): 453– 478.