A Map of the Country of the Five Nations, belonging to the Province of New York; and of the Lakes near ...
Title
A Map of the Country of the Five Nations, belonging to the Province of New York; and of the Lakes near ...
Subject
[History of the Five Indian Nations] The history of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, which are dependent on the province of New-York in America, and are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world.
Description
Map of the Great Lakes and northern New York. Includes the Hudson and Saint Lawrence Rivers and Maryland. Cartographic elements include compass rose, degrees of latitude and longitude, scale, names of bodies of water, locations of mountain ranges and forts, and locations of native American tribes. Dotted lines show where boats had to be carried or portaged.
The Five Nations tribes, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, included the old Five Nations of New York, the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples. The sixth nation was the Tuscaroras of North Carolina.Colden was acting Governor of New York twice and Governor of New York from 1769 to 1771. He was also the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy.
The Five Nations tribes, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, included the old Five Nations of New York, the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples. The sixth nation was the Tuscaroras of North Carolina.Colden was acting Governor of New York twice and Governor of New York from 1769 to 1771. He was also the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy.
Creator
Cadwallader Colden
Source
John Carter Brown Library
Date
1747
Contributor
Diane Jakacki
Rights
n/a
Language
English
Identifier
https://jcb.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/s/i2kk86
Coverage
New York, Pennsylvania, Canada
Files
Collection
Reference
Cadwallader Colden, A Map of the Country of the Five Nations, belonging to the Province of New York; and of the Lakes near ..., 1747
Cite As
Cadwallader Colden, “A Map of the Country of the Five Nations, belonging to the Province of New York; and of the Lakes near ...,” Mapping History, accessed May 18, 2024, http://maps.omeka.bucknell.edu/items/show/658.