Kaart van Noord America voor zoo verre dezelve betrekking heeft tot de Engelsche Bezittingen
[Map of North America Insofar as It Pertains to the English Possessions]
From Noord America Attributed to Isaak Tirion
R[einer] Boitet, publisher
Delft, 1746

This Dutch map is a fine example of the European penchant for cartographically claiming huge swaths of land on the North American continent. Territory east and south of Hudson Bay was claimed in the name of France (Vrankryk) and Britain (Britannie). Central America was labeled Nieuw Spanje (New Spain). Although many Western place-names along the eastern seaboard are identified, no Indian tribes are located, thereby discounting the existence of North America's indigenous populations and their claims to the land.

Loaned by Dr. and Mrs. E. Ralph Lupin

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Section 3 - The Map as Plagiary