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"A New Map of North America Shewing all the New Discoveries 1797," from A Century of Population Growth, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1909.

Date created
1797
Location
North America
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by Perry-CastaƱeda Library, University of Texas

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  • Two worlds: Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony: First part of a North Carolina history text for secondary students, covering the land, American Indians before contact with Europeans, Spanish exploration, the Roanoke colony, and the Columbian Exchange. (Page 3.2)

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map of North America, 1797

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