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\V. F. GANONG ON THE 



to that ot other maps which bear his uame as maker. I may add that the n'marks made 

 in the present paper as to the authorship and authenticity of various maps are the result 

 of careful studies, made entirely apart from the present discussion, in connection with a 



No. 4.— Southack (?),n707, (1695?). 



study of the Cartography of Acadia, which I hope in time to be allowed the honour of 

 placing before this society. 



The map is very crude, and both names and topography are given with but little 

 reference to previous maps, but it is one imdoubtedly made from real surveys. It cer- 

 tainly belongs much before 1*70*7, the date of the atlas which contains it. Since Southack 



