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| Title | General map of North America drawn from the best surveys |
| Date of Original | 1795 |
| Creator | Reid, John, 1764?-1828
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| Creator Role | Cartographer |
| Description | Some details of the Northern Plains begin to be filled in with this map from 1795. |
| Ordering Information | http://www.history.nd.gov/archives/rscopypermission.html |
| General Subject | Maps, stamps and seals
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Maps
Rivers
Discovery & exploration
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| Location | North America
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| Decade | 1790-1799
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| Item Number | Map 970.03 R353g 1795 |
| Format of Original | Maps
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| Dimensions of Original | 36 x 45 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | John Reid (New York, N.Y.)
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| Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.)
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| Notes | Relief shown pictorially.
West Longitude from London.
Scale ca. 1:2, 150, 000. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] North Dakota History textbook materials |
| Biography/History | John Reid's map begins to fill in some detail for the northern plains, though the proportions are distorted and many features are misplaced. In this map the Red River runs from west to east to Lake Winnipeg. The headwaters of the Missouri are properly located near the Rocky (Stony) Mountains, but the major tributaries are missing. The Louisiana Purchase is still 8 years in the future, so the map lacks definition of the territories claimed by the British, French, Spanish, or the United States. The Rocky Mountains are labeled the Stony Mountains on this map. Some geographers and mountain men also called the Rockies the Shining Mountains well into the 19th century.
Reid makes no attempt to identify any western peoples or villages. Reid marks the fledgling United States and its capital, Washington.
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| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | State Historical Society of North Dakota Map Collection
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (Map 970.03 R353g 1795) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Language | English |
| Digital ID | shMap970.03R353g1795 |
| OCLC number | 84864247 |
