Folded title: The making of America: northern approaches.
Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
Text, ill., and 5 maps on verso: 1. European outreach, ca. 1000-1630 -- 2. Northeast contested, 1630-1763 -- 3. Shifting population, 1763-1850 -- 4. A changing economy, 1850-1950 -- 5. The cultural imprint, 1950-present.