todaysdocument: Map of the United States, April 3, 1783. Record Group 76: Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and ArbitrationsSeries: Maps Related to the Northeastern Boundary of the United StatesImage description: Map of the U.S. as of 1783, with states, geographical features, and Native American tribal territories labeled. Everything west of the Mississippi is just “Louisiana,” and some of the spellings are a bit off, like “Pensilvania.” Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the map, showing how the cartographers hadn’t quite figured out the shape of Michigan yet. Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the map, showing the Carolinas, Georgia reaching all the way to the Mississippi River, and East Florida/West Florida, which is not yet part of the U.S. – April 25, 2023 at 04:54PM

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Map of the United States, April 3, 1783.

Record Group 76: Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations

Series: Maps Related to the Northeastern Boundary of the United States

Image description: Map of the U.S. as of 1783, with states, geographical features, and Native American tribal territories labeled. Everything west of the Mississippi is just “Louisiana,” and some of the spellings are a bit off, like “Pensilvania.”

Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the map, showing how the cartographers hadn’t quite figured out the shape of Michigan yet.

Image description: Zoomed-in portion of the map, showing the Carolinas, Georgia reaching all the way to the Mississippi River, and East Florida/West Florida, which is not yet part of the U.S.