Maps and Pictures 

 Bowen, Emanuel, and Gibson, John. An accurate map of North 1755 



America, describing and distinguishing the British and Spanish dominions. Bowen 



. . . also all the West India Islands. . . . (Am. maps. II. & Gibson 



No. 26-27) 



" Falls of Niagara 1 40 feet." 



Bowen, Emanuel, and Gibson, John. An accurate map of North 



America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French 

 dominions on this great continent, exhibiting the present seat of war and 

 the French encroachments; also all the West India islands. 

 [1755?] (Am. maps I. No. 20.) 



"Falls of Niagara, 140 feet." 



Evans, Lewis. A general map of the middle British colonies, in 1755 

 America: viz., Virginia, Mariland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Evans 

 New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, of Aquanishuonigy, the 

 country of the confederate Indians . . . comprehending their beaver 

 hunting countries, of Lakes Erie, Ontario, and Champlain. . . . Care- 

 fully copied from the original published at Philadelphia. . . . Lond. : 

 Printed for John Bowles. (In Evans, Lewis, Geographical, historical, 

 political, philosophical and mechanical essays. . . . Phila. : Printed 

 by B. Franklin and D. Hall. 1755. P. 32.) 



The first of these essays contains " an analysis of a general map of the 

 middle British colonies in America, and of the country of the confederate 

 Indians: a description of the face of the country; the boundaries of the 

 confederates; and the maritime and inland navigations of the several rivers 

 and lakes contained therein." 



On page 1 8, we read that " The streight of Oghniagara between the 

 lake Ontario and Erie, is easily passable some five or six miles with any 

 Ships, or ten miles in all with Canoes; then you are obliged to make a 

 Portage up three pretty sharp Hills about eight Miles, where there is now 

 cut a pretty good Cart-way. This portage is made to avoid that stu- 

 pendous fall of Oghniagara, which in one Place precipitates headlong 

 five or six and twenty Fathoms, and continues for six or seven Miles 

 more to tumble in little Falls, and run with inconceivable Rapidity, and 

 indeed the Streight for a Mile or two is so rapid, above the Fall, that 

 it is not safe venturing near it." 



A map of the British and French settlements in North America. 1755 

 11 x 15. (In the Universal rnag. Lond.: J. Hinton. 1755. 17: 

 P. 145.) 



A break shows the location of the Falls. 



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