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Title: Il Paese de’ Cherachesi, con la Parte Occidentale della Carolina Setenttrionale, e della Virginia
Date: 1778
Description: This map and the atlas it which it appeared were based on the important map by John Mitchell, one of the earliest English mapmakers to give an accurate representation of the Missouri and the central river system of the mid continent. Mitchell’s maps were influential for a century and, as seen here, were appreciated by an international following of mapmakers., From Le Colonie Unite dell’ America Settentrionale.

Title: A map of the British Dominions in North America, according to the Treaty in 1763
Date: 1773
Description: Map from "The History of the British Dominions in North America." London: Strahan and Becket, 1773.

Title: A New Map of the Western Parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina
Date: 1778, 1904
Description: From: A topographical description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina / reprinted from the original ed. of 1778; ed. by Frederick Charles Hicks.

Title: Draught of the River Missis[s]ippi from the Balise up to Fort Chartres
Date: 1770
Description: This is the most important description of old and new settlements along the Mississippi River Valley in English in the 18th century by a soldier who volunteered to bring new knowledge to the British command in North America concerning Louisiana, all readers having to the time of publication of this new book depended far too long on out of date sources. Pittman himself had noted that “Louisiana is

Title: The Father of His Country Decanter
Description: Clear transparent decanter with profile picture of George Washington with the title "The Father of his Country" on one side. The other side features a profile picture of General Taylor and reads " General Taylor Never Surrenders." Produced by Dyottville Glass works (Philadelphia, PA)

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