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The map’s coverage extends from Montreal, New France, to the northeast, south as far as Suffolk, Virginia, and westward into the Ohio River valley, a region disputed between Britain and France; the further Ohio country is depicted in the inset at upper-left.
Map of the Ohio River Valley and surrounding area. Relief shown by hachures; Facsimile of manuscript map; Covers western Pennsylvania, western Virginia and Ohio; Shows major rivers and tributaries, forts, principal settlements and Indian tribal territories. Ohio River Valley--Maps, Maunscript--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles.
31 lip 2021 · In May 1754, encouraged by Ohio Valley Indians and the governor of Virginia, Major George Washington marched soldiers to occupy the forks of the Ohio River (present day Pittsburgh).
[Map of the Ohio River from Fort Pitt. Scale ca. 1:700,000. Title from Peter Force's catalog of manuscript maps. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. In pencil: Montresor, 1776. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Shows river course from New Martinsville, W.Va.... Contributor: Montrésor, John Date: 1776-01-01
An accurate map of the English colonies in North America, bordering on the river Ohio. [London: s.n, 1754] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2001620906/>.
Item Information. Title: A trader's map of the Ohio country before 1753. Creator: Patten, John, 1724 or 1725-1754. Date: [1753?] Format: Maps/Atlases. Manuscripts. Location: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. Collection (local): Library of Congress Collection. Subjects: Ohio River Valley--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
That document records that Washington acquired 9,744 acres on the Ohio River and owned another 23,341 acres on the Great Kanhawa, with an additional 234 acres in Pennsylvania near Great Meadows, 3,051 acres in the northwestern territory, and 5,000 acres in Kentucky.
