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Title
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A map of West Florida and part of Et: Florida, Georgia part of So: Carolina i[n]cluding [torn] & Chactaw, Chickasaw & Creek nations with [torn] [r]oad [torn] Pensacola through ye: Creek nation to Augusitus & Charlestown : Compiled under the directi[on] of ye So[torn] John Stuart esqr: his majesty's [torn] of Nth: America & by him humbly to his excellency ye: honble: Thomas Gage esqr: general & commandr in chief of all his majesty's forces in Nth America
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Date
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1773
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Bibliographic Citation
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Romans, Bernard. 1773. A map of West Florida and part of Et: Florida, Georgia part of So: Carolina i[n]cluding [torn] & Chactaw, Chickasaw & Creek nations with [torn] [r]oad [torn] Pensacola through ye: Creek nation to Augusitus & Charlestown : Compiled under the directi[on] of ye So[torn] John Stuart esqr: his majesty's [torn] of Nth: America & by him humbly to his excellency ye: honble: Thomas Gage esqr: general & commandr in chief of all his majesty's forces in Nth America. Map. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-WCL1IC-X-8331%5DWCL008400, accessed August 29, 2024.
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• Depicts British West Florida from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Coast.
• The map captures the geography and key features West Florida, reflecting its importance to the British Empire following the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
• It provides an intricate depiction of the area's rivers, coastlines, towns, forts, and settlements.
• It also includes the locations of Chahta (Choctaw), Chickasaw and Muscogee (Creek) villages and hunting grounds, although many locations are difficult to discern.
