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A new map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies : wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles Jan. 20, 1783

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Title:
A new map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies : wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles Jan. 20, 1783
Creator:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Name on Item:
compiled from Mr. D'Anville's maps of that continent, with the addition of the Spanish discoveries in 1775 to the north of California & corrected in the several parts belonging to Great Britain, from the original materials of Governor Pownall, M.P.
Date:
1786
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
North and Central America
South America
Mesoamerica (area)
North America (area)
South America
America
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 104 x 119 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2514p1185
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:11,500,000.
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Hand colored outlines.
Mounted on linen.
Prime meridian: Ferro Island.
From Thomas Kitchin's a general atlas describing the whole universe. [1793].
Includes inset "The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays" and tables showing European possessions.
Identifier:
06_01_005971
Call #:
G3290 1786 .S3
Barcode:
39999059029155
LCCN:
74693287

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