Map of the European settlements in South America and on the western coast of Africa

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Map of the European settlements in South America and on the western coast of Africa
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Item Information

Title:
Map of the European settlements in South America and on the western coast of Africa
Description:
Subject: Map of South America, as well as parts of North and Central America, as well as western Africa.
Creator:
Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784
Name on Item:
by Thos. Kitchin hydrographer to His Majesty.
Date:
[1779]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
North America--Maps
Central America--Maps
Africa--Maps
South America--Maps
Places:
Mesoamerica (area)
North America (area)
South America
Africa
Extent:
1 map : engraving ; 33 x 46 cm., on sheet 35 x 48 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
Edinburgh : [s.n.]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:30,412,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=481396
Notes:
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
From Raynal, G.T.F., Philosophical and political history of the British settlements and trade in North America, Edinburgh, 1779.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.