Educational map Series: The Mitchell Map gulf of mexico and also captures the adjacent

and also captures the adjacent Arabian Peninsula

the Creek Indians lived in the area using various watersheds as transportation

where he created his own publishing shop and became known for his Dutch town maps

In the lower left quadrant is a beautiful title cartouche with a long textual annotation in describing Africa

from Senegambia to Angola

Educational map Series: The Mitchell Map gulf of mexico and also captures the adjacentThe Mitchell Map, or Map of the British and French Dominions in North America, believed to have been created in 1754 or 1755, is the work of John Mitchell, who came from a wealthy Virginian family. He was not a professional cartographer by trade, and his formal education was in medicine and botany. His map was reprinted numerous times during the second half of the 18th century. It is said that Mitchell was inspired into map making being distressed by