C.J. Sauthier & B. Ratzer A Map of the Province of New-York, . . . London, 1776 Artists_Pierre Joseph Redoute follows the circular movement of

follows the circular movement of the Gulf Stream to reach the Americas

and natural historical specimens

Lieutenant Ross' large scale map of the Mississippi River is of the few large format maps of the Mississippi published during the 18th Century

profoundly influenced Americans' evolving conception of this country and its unique landscape

C.J. Sauthier & B. Ratzer A Map of the Province of New-York, . . . London, 1776 Artists_Pierre Joseph Redoute follows the circular movement ofWilliam Faden (1749 1836), Claude Joseph Sauthier (1736 1802) & Bernard Ratzer (b. 1700). A Map of the Province of New York, Reduc'd from the large Drawing of that Province, Compiled from actual Surveys by Order of His Excellency William Tryon Esqr. Captain General & Governor of the Same, By Claude Joseph Sauthier; to which is added New Jersey . . . 1776 London: William Faden, 1776. Copper plate engraving with original hand outline color. 29 1 4" x 23