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Feb 1, 2024 · In this gallery of five maps, we examine the creation and expansion of the United States from the colonization of North America by European powers to the routes of the explorers who pushed ever westwards to the Pacific coast.
- Graphic Designer
Early Dutch, French, and Spanish maps record waterways, land features, trading routes, and names of Indigenous communities and often feature interesting graphics.
13 Colonies Interactive Map. This map displays the 3 Regions in which the 13 Colonies were divided. The Northern Colonies are represented in Red, the Middle Colonies in Purple, and the Southern Colonies in Blue. To see the 13 Colonies Map, click the buttons. To see how the colonies began and grew, press the buttons with the years.
- Boston
- New Orleans
- Washington
by: Price, William Call Number: G3764.B6 1769 .P7 1972 by: Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir Call Number: G3764.B6S3 1775 .P2 This nautical chart depicts Boston’s environs and harbors at the time of 1775. by: Hales, John Groves Call Number: G3764.B6 1814 .H2 Enlarged street map of 1814 Boston. by: Bonner, John Call Number: G3764.B6 1722 .B55
by: Jefferys, Thomas Call Number: G4014.N5 1759 .J3 1971 by: Tanesse, I Call Number: G4014.N5 1815 .T2 1967 Map depicts the city and suburban plans of 1815 New Orleans as well as illustrations of key buildings between the years 1733 and 1815.
by: King, Rt. (Robert) Call Number: G3850 1818 .K4 1971 Map of the City of Washington after being established as the seat of government. This 1818 map includes illustrations of the Capital and the President’s House.
History of cities in the Americas in the colonial period, c. 1500-1800. First, we explore the precolonial origins of American cities. Second, we examine the various patterns of colonial city foundations and urban systems. Third, we study the forms, built and social environments of cities in the Americas. Course description (long):
The map is often considered a “revolutionary” map for both its detailed depiction of topography in the northern part of the state, and its indication of boundary lines demarcating “West Jersey” and “East Jersey.” The map features an extraordinary number of city and town names throughout the colony.
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The colonial city was the outcome of a process of conquest and settlement in which a state implanted its authority in an overseas territory outside its national borders. Such cities, for the modern era, were a product of European imperialism and of the spread of international capitalism.
