(West - Oregon Territory) (America Descripto...) - N. America -U.S. with the French and Austrian

with the French and Austrian Camps

If you were looking for a better life in what had been referred to as the "Western States" this map was your resource

from thematic looks at the historical locations of Indian tribes to the state's physical character

Hand colored by regional borders

Image size is 9 X 13 (inches)

(West - Oregon Territory) (America Descripto...) - N. America -U.S. with the French and Austrian(Americae Descripto Nova) A great front page newspaper map that deals with the wranglings with the British over the Oregon territory. The small abstract of Heylin's map (1666) on the front page shows the island of California, which is shown to hold Nova Albion. The British used this as part of the argument to claim on the Oregon Territory since Sir Francis Drake indeed claimed the region long ago, in his circumnavigation of the globe in 1576, thus,