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Le Rouge, George L., fl. 1755 Canada et Louisiane [double page engraving with handcoloring]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05714 Author/Creator: Le Rouge, George L., fl. 1755 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Map Date: 1755 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 50.5 cm, Width: 55.4 cm Order a Copy

Drawn by George Le Rouge, Engineer to the King. With hand-colored outlines. Double-page engraving showing the east coast of North America from New Foundland to Florida, with insets of Niagara Falls (small), New Orleans (medium) and upper Louisiana (large). The border of the English colonies clearly runs along the Alleghenies. Forts are also indicated, including Washington's Fort Necessity.

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