The United States of America laid down from the best authorities agreeable to the peace of 1783 : this map and chart is neither a plain, Mercators, nor globular projection; the author finding, that on a globular map, the superficies is contracted, on Mercators it is (in high latitudes) protracted much beyond its true measure, and on the plain chart distorted quite out of its true form; to avoid these false appearances as much as possible he has aimed at a mean of the three ; and on examining and comparing this with the latest surveys, & best information that can be produced, I find it as correct & true a representation of the coast, rivers, lakes, and mountains &c. as can be expected on so small a scale

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The United States of America laid down from the best authorities agreeable to the peace of 1783
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Title:
The United States of America laid down from the best authorities agreeable to the peace of 1783 : this map and chart is neither a plain, Mercators, nor globular projection; the author finding, that on a globular map, the superficies is contracted, on Mercators it is (in high latitudes) protracted much beyond its true measure, and on the plain chart distorted quite out of its true form; to avoid these false appearances as much as possible he has aimed at a mean of the three ; and on examining and comparing this with the latest surveys, & best information that can be produced, I find it as correct & true a representation of the coast, rivers, lakes, and mountains &c. as can be expected on so small a scale
Cartographer:
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Publisher:
Norman, John, 1748?-1817
Name on Item:
Osgood Carleton teacher of mathematics
Date:
[1791]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
MacLean Collection Map Library
Collection (local):
MacLean Collection Map Library
Subjects:
United States--Maps
Places:

Extent:
1 map : hand color ; 82 x 110 cm
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
Boston : I. Norman
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Depths shown by soundings.
Inset: A map of the lakes and rivers between Lake Superior and the North Sea.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
MC3303_Carleton_US_1791
Call #:
3303