Before anyone says "America isn't just the United States" the title is a direct quote from Col. Lawrence Martin who was a chief of the Library of Congress's Geography and Map Division.
Lord Shelbourne, mentioned in the video as the British Prime Minister who negotiated the Treaty of Paris, deserves much more recognition in the United States for what he did for our country. Truth be told, he is as responsible for America's future expansion and success as any of the Founding Fathers.
I'm 37 y.o and have lived in about half a dozen states. I wouldn't doubt this being the reason behind my map infatuation. Especially maps of my hometown city where I was born, there's so many versions with many colors, legends, county & state lines, freeways, highways etc.
Enjoyed this video. I’m a old draftsman and Professional Surveyor. Will look at the map. Very interesting. Thank you for your research and sharing this.
love the videos man! huge fan of the content Could you also just please insert some SI metric system text on screen when you say stuff like inches and feet n stuff? :D
Just finished watching the Ken Burns' documentary about Benjamin Franklin this evening. The documentary also extolled the virtue of this map in the making of the future US and the extent of the effort by Franklin in the making of the treaty between the soon to be US and Britain. (Though Franklin was initially against cutting France out of the negotiations, he came around to that viewpoint to secure the treaty. )
Would I be correct in assuming that the high-priced versions of the Mitchell map are contemporary copies, or maybe second or third generation copies?. If so, I may try searching for more recent facsimilies of the map that are closer to a reasonable modern price.
@@scottgoodman8993 Isn't there an Urbana Illinois, too? That's what came to my mind. But, thing is, both OH and IL would have still been pretty wild frontier in his day. Brits and Fr were always fighting over it. Had a "relative" caught stealing chickens who took off for the frontier - in his time it was OH.
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I have been posting comments from a Keetoowah Perspective. Do you get notification of these. I to have studied these maps for years. But for now I have my Keetoowah maps on private. I could unprivate them if you would like.
Uncle Remus said France's secret Empire is Dying and Russia shall enjoy some French Fries soon. Oh, and the old map that was tucked away until 1896, goes to show what folks need to know, on a need-to-know basses...just like the 1944 Battle of Normandy had some stuff hidden and tucked-away. Cheers!
I would state that the most important map for "American" history is the Waldseemüller map. Because without it we wouldn't speak of "American" history, it would be called something different.
Hi, this doesnt have anything to do with the topic of the video but I have a suggestion on how to improve your videos. Try being more enthusiastic when doing your voiceover, it sounds like you're just reading over a script (which you most likely are like most people) but you want to make it not sound like that. Try taking some inspiration on how the channels "The Game Theorists/The Film Theorists" talk, he's reading over a script, but he has more emotion and enthusiasm to catch your eye. Hope this helps!!!
@@GeographyGeek My public speaking teacher in college said to never have a script word for word but to have a fairly complete outline. He then said to practice the speech three times from those notes but say it slightly differently each time. This makes it seem more conversational. One has the main points memorized but the rest one is delivering in a more off the cuff fashion, it's semi-spontaneous for lack of being able to think of a better word. The end result is that it helps hold the audience's attention better.
What's really amazing is that the Spanish, French, English, and other European countries had the hubris to claim any land as "theirs". If beings from another planet ever "discover" the Earth, I hope humans won't be treated the same way as indigenous people were by Europeans!
Hello , the most important map in American history , is displayed in the Maritime museum of the Kingdom of Spain, in Madrid, go and see it, IT IS THE FIRST MAP THAT NAME AMERICA . You can prove me erróneo if you can. Saludos pavelavietor1 visigoth1 Iberian1
That map is owned by the US government. It was purchased in 2003 by the Library of Congress. There are 5 known globe gores none of which are in Spain. What you saw was probably a different map or a copy.
@@GeographyGeek hello in the maritime museum of the Kingdom of Spain, are displayed the most important maps in human cartography, go and visit, please make a video of the museum, you can photograph there no problem. saludos thanks for you elegant work
Having a presentation on that era in uni tomorrow, the map is from 1755, not 1775! Mitchel was already dead then and france was irrelevant in North America
I’ll admit the way it was worded and images weren’t clear. The first edition was from 1755 but the map used at the Treaty of Paris was a 1775 edition. I’m not sure what you have been studying if you think France was irrelevant in North America then lol
Both Michigan and Ohio wanted Toledo. The compromise struck was that Ohio got to keep Toledo and as a consolation prize Michigan was awarded the Upper Peninsula.
@@robertvarisco2196 Sometimes the spoken word doesn't register either. I once made that sarcastic remark face to face to someone from Toledo, and they "corrected" me also.
There was alot of ancient ruins in America that are under almost every main city. Be interesting to see a map that has the pyramid, mounds and other hidden structures. This guy found two solid stone chairs for giants pretty much roman looking pillars in mtns n texas
Hey buddy not coming after you but let's run through a thought experiment, imagine Xi or one of the Kim's reciting this story exactly as is except about their great uncle and in China or north Korea. The Map we, the narrators of objective reality and science deemed the best, was made by John Mitchell, an intellectual who simply mastered cartography on a whim. His boss could tell he was smart, that's why 😅 if only he had John write the narrative it could've been believable So a master physician, botanist and self taught cartographer, that's what we call a polymath who's works are poured over by academics for generations for their wisdom, this man has never got a self portrait? Surely he comes from high stock and his family can provide one. Anyways "geography geek" two seconds of research shows that it's almost certain this is the map and the map maker Delisle's 1718 Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi
Thank goodness that Canada was not part of the disaster that is the USA today. Anti science bone heads are proportionally greater in the USA than almost all G7 countries.
Interesting, I don’t suppose native Americans had any use for maps, it only was useful for those who annex the land for colonialist and private ownership, natives never really understood how anyone could own the land, it belong to wildlife, we only share the land…modern civilizations have done a poor job protecting the environment from mining corporations and developers who primary concern is profits…
@@mikehaynes1769 perhaps, but it wasn’t until fairly recent time that we started creating invisible boundary lines, for the sole purpose of private ownership, and controlling resources, for mining, etc, and now for hiding wealth in real estate investments for the wealthy, from any country to hide their Ill-gotten wealth gained from political corruption etc…an if mining corporations and their owners and investors were held responsible for restoring all the environmental damages to the land and water quality, instead of only caring about profits etc, the world would be better place, just look at what the coal industry did to the land with their mountain topping methods, West Virginia will never be the same, ot to mention over five hundreds mountains leveled…
You should tell the former chief of the Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division to do “Research” since the “most important map” came from him 😂
Before anyone says "America isn't just the United States" the title is a direct quote from Col. Lawrence Martin who was a chief of the Library of Congress's Geography and Map Division.
I’m always amazed at the maps that were made- by hand
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Thank you!
I'm an old man in love with maps! So glad I found you!
I’m happy you did! Many more old map videos are in the works
Lord Shelbourne, mentioned in the video as the British Prime Minister who negotiated the Treaty of Paris, deserves much more recognition in the United States for what he did for our country. Truth be told, he is as responsible for America's future expansion and success as any of the Founding Fathers.
With a friend like US, France did not need an enemy.
I had no idea the British were the ones who offered a better deal than France at the Treaty negotiations!
Maybe French wanted to give lands to Indians as they were also fighting on their side.
I'm 37 y.o and have lived in about half a dozen states. I wouldn't doubt this being the reason behind my map infatuation. Especially maps of my hometown city where I was born, there's so many versions with many colors, legends, county & state lines, freeways, highways etc.
Enjoyed this video. I’m a old draftsman and Professional Surveyor. Will look at the map. Very interesting. Thank you for your research and sharing this.
It’s not enough to win the war, you have to win the map that follows! … Very good video. Lots of info well documented. 👍
Thank you!
@@GeographyGeek Remarkably succinct and lucid. Quite an achievement in and of itself, speaking of the Mitchell Map!
love the videos man! huge fan of the content
Could you also just please insert some SI metric system text on screen when you say stuff like inches and feet n stuff? :D
Thank you! That’s a good idea. Sorry, it’s a habit 😂
@@GeographyGeek No problem! I wouldn't have thought of adding "american" measurements if i were in your position either :p
one US inch = 25.4 mm exactly. 12 inches make one foot.
Just finished watching the Ken Burns' documentary about Benjamin Franklin this evening. The documentary also extolled the virtue of this map in the making of the future US and the extent of the effort by Franklin in the making of the treaty between the soon to be US and Britain. (Though Franklin was initially against cutting France out of the negotiations, he came around to that viewpoint to secure the treaty. )
Impressive amount of detail for a 1755 map!
Great video again! Thanks
Thank you!
There exists a map of the Battle of Monmouth in NJ drawn by the Marquis de Lafayette's cartographer.
As always - Very helpful. Thanks.
This map shows very clearly how to get to the Hegehogee (Tennessee) River by way of the Savannah River.
Would I be correct in assuming that the high-priced versions of the Mitchell map are contemporary copies, or maybe second or third generation copies?. If so, I may try searching for more recent facsimilies of the map that are closer to a reasonable modern price.
The Maine Historical Society has an original copy of the map, purchased by a prominent map collector more than a hundred years ago.
How about replica copies?
Great video. 👍👍
"The town of Urbana" has a Mitchel map the public can view? Urbana, where? There are many Urbana's in the US?
Virginia. Where John Mitchell set up his practice.
@@GeographyGeek Great. I somehow was thinking Urbana Ohio. I hope to see it next time I'm that way. Thanks.
Is it a Mitchell map that hangs in Colonial Williamsburg (VA)
My first thought was Urbana, Maryland - but I know it is far too new, having been developed in the last 30 years.
@@scottgoodman8993 Isn't there an Urbana Illinois, too? That's what came to my mind. But, thing is, both OH and IL would have still been pretty wild frontier in his day. Brits and Fr were always fighting over it. Had a "relative" caught stealing chickens who took off for the frontier - in his time it was OH.
This map is so influential it was still being referenced in the 1980’s to try and settle a dispute between Canadian and Maine lobster fishermen
I’m in quarantine and watching this 🧙♂️
It's amazing how things can become "most important" in less than 250 years of history.
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Please, the "US NAVAL MAP 2025"
I have been posting comments from a Keetoowah Perspective. Do you get notification of these. I to have studied these maps for years. But for now I have my Keetoowah maps on private. I could unprivate them if you would like.
Good video👍
Thank you!
It's not lan-caster it's Lanka-stir like lane without the hard e on the end and ka while.still flowing off lan... lanka so lanka-ster
I'd think with his showing Western territory as ours , which prompted the French Indian war also inspired the idea of manifest destiny.
Interesting video.
Wow! Pennsylvania was Huge! I like it!
Uncle Remus said France's secret Empire is Dying and Russia shall enjoy some French Fries soon. Oh, and the old map that was tucked away until 1896, goes to show what folks need to know, on a need-to-know basses...just like the 1944 Battle of Normandy had some stuff hidden and tucked-away. Cheers!
What's secret in Battle of Normandy?
@@zicho1st Uncle Remus said seek "The Day of Days"
Fry-Jefferson Map!!
The Carolina's go all the way to the Pacific Ocean. That is The Holy Faith Trail, The Santa Fe Railroad.
I would state that the most important map for "American" history is the Waldseemüller map. Because without it we wouldn't speak of "American" history, it would be called something different.
Hi, this doesnt have anything to do with the topic of the video but I have a suggestion on how to improve your videos. Try being more enthusiastic when doing your voiceover, it sounds like you're just reading over a script (which you most likely are like most people) but you want to make it not sound like that. Try taking some inspiration on how the channels "The Game Theorists/The Film Theorists" talk, he's reading over a script, but he has more emotion and enthusiasm to catch your eye. Hope this helps!!!
I appreciate the feedback! This is something I am working to improve.
@@GeographyGeek My public speaking teacher in college said to never have a script word for word but to have a fairly complete outline. He then said to practice the speech three times from those notes but say it slightly differently each time. This makes it seem more conversational. One has the main points memorized but the rest one is delivering in a more off the cuff fashion, it's semi-spontaneous for lack of being able to think of a better word. The end result is that it helps hold the audience's attention better.
What's really amazing is that the Spanish, French, English, and other European countries had the hubris to claim any land as "theirs". If beings from another planet ever "discover" the Earth, I hope humans won't be treated the same way as indigenous people were by Europeans!
The point is that they conquer it. If aliens would come and we not repell them, we might become their subject.
Wait how can this map have led to the French and Indian war if it was made in 1775?
That was a later edition. I may not have clarified that. It's been awhile since I made this video.
That’s my name!
Hello , the most important map in American history , is displayed in the Maritime museum of the Kingdom of Spain, in Madrid, go and see it, IT IS THE FIRST MAP THAT NAME AMERICA . You can prove me erróneo if you can. Saludos pavelavietor1 visigoth1 Iberian1
That map is owned by the US government. It was purchased in 2003 by the Library of Congress. There are 5 known globe gores none of which are in Spain. What you saw was probably a different map or a copy.
@@GeographyGeek hello in the maritime museum of the Kingdom of Spain, are displayed the most important maps in human cartography, go and visit, please make a video of the museum, you can photograph there no problem. saludos thanks for you elegant work
@@pavelavietor1 I appreciate it! That museum is definitely something I’d like to visit.
@@GeographyGeek hello yes the museum is a must visit , and no forget, Sevilla and Toledo , post videos on you visit saludos
The British treatys with the Indian nations were nullified by the American Revolution . This gave the Americans free reign.
Hi 👋
1/2 million dollar map?
could i buy two?
Delaware should own all of the Delmarva Peninsula
Change my mind
Bruh
Actually, I own the most important map on earth. But I’m not telling where it is.
✌️👊
American Historys most importan map is Spanish empire map.
You guys have history 😂😂😂
Having a presentation on that era in uni tomorrow, the map is from 1755, not 1775! Mitchel was already dead then and france was irrelevant in North America
I’ll admit the way it was worded and images weren’t clear. The first edition was from 1755 but the map used at the Treaty of Paris was a 1775 edition. I’m not sure what you have been studying if you think France was irrelevant in North America then lol
Remember now, Ohio lost the Toledo War.
well the fact ohio still has toledo means they didnt lose….
Both Michigan and Ohio wanted Toledo. The compromise struck was that Ohio got to keep Toledo and as a consolation prize Michigan was awarded the Upper Peninsula.
@@robertvarisco2196 People just don't get my sense of humor.
@@duradim1 Ahh I see. Sometimes sarcasm doesn't translate so well in plain text. I've been to Toledo and I get your point. 😄
@@robertvarisco2196 Sometimes the spoken word doesn't register either. I once made that sarcastic remark face to face to someone from Toledo, and they "corrected" me also.
Im failing your class
Send him to brazil!
@@dodobird9679 non
There was alot of ancient ruins in America that are under almost every main city. Be interesting to see a map that has the pyramid, mounds and other hidden structures. This guy found two solid stone chairs for giants pretty much roman looking pillars in mtns n texas
Hey buddy not coming after you but let's run through a thought experiment, imagine Xi or one of the Kim's reciting this story exactly as is except about their great uncle and in China or north Korea. The Map we, the narrators of objective reality and science deemed the best, was made by John Mitchell, an intellectual who simply mastered cartography on a whim. His boss could tell he was smart, that's why 😅 if only he had John write the narrative it could've been believable
So a master physician, botanist and self taught cartographer, that's what we call a polymath who's works are poured over by academics for generations for their wisdom, this man has never got a self portrait? Surely he comes from high stock and his family can provide one.
Anyways "geography geek" two seconds of research shows that it's almost certain this is the map and the map maker Delisle's 1718 Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississippi
Hey buddy. Can you use take another 2 seconds and send me a source on that?
The US should have held out until we got all of Canada as well. No sense in having them as a separate country.
Thank goodness that Canada was not part of the disaster that is the USA today. Anti science bone heads are proportionally greater in the USA than almost all G7 countries.
thats the stupidest thing i think ive ever read
Interesting, I don’t suppose native Americans had any use for maps, it only was useful for those who annex the land for colonialist and private ownership, natives never really understood how anyone could own the land, it belong to wildlife, we only share the land…modern civilizations have done a poor job protecting the environment from mining corporations and developers who primary concern is profits…
Native American tribes had land disputes with each other throughout history. Your perception of European land ownership is very simplistic.
@@mikehaynes1769 perhaps, but it wasn’t until fairly recent time that we started creating invisible boundary lines, for the sole purpose of private ownership, and controlling resources, for mining, etc, and now for hiding wealth in real estate investments for the wealthy, from any country to hide their Ill-gotten wealth gained from political corruption etc…an if mining corporations and their owners and investors were held responsible for restoring all the environmental damages to the land and water quality, instead of only caring about profits etc, the world would be better place, just look at what the coal industry did to the land with their mountain topping methods, West Virginia will never be the same, ot to mention over five hundreds mountains leveled…
For someone who thinks that Indians treat the land so nobly and with such reverence, you've never seen how damn trashy they are on their land.
The "most important map" was the one used by Columbus to "discover" America. Research.
You should tell the former chief of the Library of Congress' Geography and Map Division to do “Research” since the “most important map” came from him 😂
What a stupid comment from Tim teevin
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