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Source Description
This map demonstrates the process by which Americans expanded westward and took over Native American territories. Based on surveys by brothers Joseph and Benjamin Ellicott, the map promotes the Holland Land Company’s real estate interests in western New York, a territory previously occupied by the Seneca Indians and claimed by Massachusetts. The extensive pattern of squares delineates townships available for land sales and eventual American settlement. The smaller irregular tracts identify lands reserved for Native Americans. The Senecas relinquished their rights to these lands, except for the reservations, in a treaty negotiated in 1797.
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Document identity
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8336h2645
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Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the state of New York
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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8336h2645
contentType
map
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normalized
title
Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the state of New York
description
This map demonstrates the process by which Americans expanded westward and took over Native American territories. Based on surveys by brothers Joseph and Benjamin Ellicott, the map promotes the Holland Land Company’s real estate interests in western New York, a territory previously occupied by the Seneca Indians and claimed by Massachusetts. The extensive pattern of squares delineates townships available for land sales and eventual American settlement. The smaller irregular tracts identify lands reserved for Native Americans. The Senecas relinquished their rights to these lands, except for the reservations, in a treaty negotiated in 1797.
date
["1804"]
year
1804
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_007522
creators
Ellicott, Joseph, 1760-1826
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Real property--New York (State)--Maps
Indian reservations--New York (State)--Maps
New York (State)--Maps
1800
subjectsGeographic
New York
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
New York
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
New York?
publisher
[Holland Land Co.?]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
43
schema:longitude
-75
extent
1 map ; 51 x 65 cm.
notes
Shows Indian Reservations.
Covers far western New York State.
Includes statement of dedication dated 1804.
This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=93.
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no
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8336h2645
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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