Charte über die XIII Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America

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Charte über die XIII Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America
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Title:
Charte über die XIII Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America
Title (alt.):
Les XIII Etats Unis de l'Amerique septentrionale, d'apress les meilleurs & speciales cartes angloises qui ont parues jusqu'ici
Description:
Following the American Revolution, European map makers were quick to publish maps recognizing the independence of the new country known as the United States. One example is this map, which was prepared by the German cartographer Franz Ludwig Güssefeld for inclusion in atlases published by the German firm Homann Heirs. The map clearly focuses on showing the extent of the new nation from the Atlantic Coast west to the Mississippi River, and north to the Great Lakes, but excluding the Spanish territories of Florida and Louisiana. However, the boundaries of the individual states were crudely drawn, with obvious mistakes made in delineating New Hampshire, Maryland, and Virginia. It is likely that the map was drawn to encourage German migration to the Americas since there is a list off the coast of the Middle Atlantic states which indicates towns in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania with significant German populations.
Creator:
Güssefeld, F. L. (Franz Ludwig), 1744-1807
Name on Item:
entworfen durch F. L. Güssefeld und hrsg. von den Homænnischen Erben.
Date:
1784
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 47 x 61 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Norimbergæ : [Homann Heirs]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:5,400,000].
Language:
German
French
Notes:
Title in margin: Les XIII Etats Unis de l'Amerique septentrionale, d'apress les meilleurs & speciales cartes angloises qui ont parues jusqu'ici.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Hand colored.
Featured in the Faces & Places Exhibit, Kravis Center, Palm Beach, FL, since 2005. MB (BRL)
Identifier:
05_04_000100
Call #:
G3700 1784 .G8
Barcode:
39999052507983