An original hand colored engraved 1811 map titled ""A New Map of Part of the United States of North America Containing New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusets, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. From The Latest Authorities"" created by John Cary created for his New Universal Atlas. The map includes the District of Main and Ohio, which was called The Western Territory at the time. The map contains many worthy features. At the mouth of the Cayanhoga River on Lake Erie, there is a note concerning a 70 ft rock which makes navigation dangerous. Another note indicates that the easiest passage from Lake Erie to the Missisisppi & Ohio Rivers is via the Sandusky & Sioto Rivers. A proposed fort is noted south of Detroit. The western boundary of the six Indian Nations in Western New York is noted. There are similar notes throughout the map, including annotations on each of the Great Lakes. The map inside the mat measures 21 x 18 1/2, the framed parameters are 27 1/2 x 26 1/4 x 1. "

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Some toning and foxing, wear to the frame. There is no glass. Has not been examined out of the frame.