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English cartographer Thomas Jefferys (d. 1771) printed this map in May 1755, at an early stage in the French and Indian War.
He based this map on the earlier Amerique Septentrionale (1746), by the French cartographer Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
(1692-1782). Largely serving the purposes of wartime propaganda, the map depicts, outlined in yellow, French inroads into
the rich, fur-bearing regions around the Great Lakes. Accompanying text details the histories of "English Title to their Settlements
on the Continent," and also "French Incroachments (sic)" on the same territory. The text describes the Iroquois Confederacy
as British subjects, in accordance with the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), and mentions that these Natives are available as British
allies against the French in North America.; Texts: "French Incrouchments," upper left; "English Title to their Settlements...",
lower right; Shows the East coast from Labrador to northern Florida, and the interior as far west as the Mississippi River
Valley.; Relief shown pictorially; From: Jefferys, T. The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominion in N. &; S. America.
London, 1760, Part I, p. 134; DeRenne, 1207; Publication: [London] : Published according to Act by Thos. Jefferys, geographer
to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales near Charing Cross
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