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

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The United States of America
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Item Information

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
Description:
Subject: Map of the United States stretching to the Louisiana territory. Shows locations of Native American lands.
Creator:
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Publisher:
Norman, John, 1748?-1817
Name on Item:
Osgood Carleton, teacher of mathematics.
Date:
[1791]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
United States--Maps
Places:

Extent:
1 map on 5 sheets : engraving, hand colored ; 82 x 112 cm., on sheets 52 x 41 cm. or smaller
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
Boston : Published & sold by J. Norman no. 75 Newbury Street.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:2,850,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=485070
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Advertised in the Boston gazette, March 21, 1791.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.