A New map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20, Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments & ca which compose the British Dominions, laid down according to the latest surveys

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A New map of North America with the West India Islands
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Title:
A New map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20, Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments & ca which compose the British Dominions, laid down according to the latest surveys
Creator:
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
Contributor:
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Name on Item:
and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt, 1783.
Date:
1783
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
New York Public Library
Collection (local):
Maps of North America
Subjects:
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
United States
North America (area)
Canada
Extent:
1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 100 x 117 cm., sheets 50 x 59 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer and Jno. Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0e1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridians: Ferro and London.
Includes decorative cartouche.
Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay -- The passage by land to California.