Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the state of New York : exhibiting part of the Lakes Erie and Ontario, the Straights of Niagara, Chautauque Lake, and all the principal waters, the boundary lines of the several tracts of land purchased by the Holland Land Company, William and John Willink, and others, boundary lines of townships, boundary lines of New York and Indian reservations, laid down from actual survey, also a sketch of part of Upper Canada

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Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the state of New York

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Title:
Map of Morris's Purchase or West Geneseo in the state of New York : exhibiting part of the Lakes Erie and Ontario, the Straights of Niagara, Chautauque Lake, and all the principal waters, the boundary lines of the several tracts of land purchased by the Holland Land Company, William and John Willink, and others, boundary lines of townships, boundary lines of New York and Indian reservations, laid down from actual survey, also a sketch of part of Upper Canada
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.
Creator:
Ellicott, Joseph, 1760-1826
Name on Item:
by Joseph & B. Ellicott, 1800.
Date:
1804
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Real property--New York (State)--Maps
Indian reservations--New York (State)--Maps
New York (State)--Maps
1800
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 map ; 51 x 65 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
New York? : [Holland Land Co.?]
Edition:
2nd state.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:336,000].
Language:
English
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.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2015.
Identifier:
06_01_007522
Call #:
G3801.G46 1804 .E45
Barcode:
39999059032787