Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Treize Colonies Unies de l'Amerique Septentrionale

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Title:
Carte du théatre de la guerre actuel entre les Anglais et les Treize Colonies Unies de l'Amerique Septentrionale
Description:
Displayed here is the second state of J.B. Eliot's map of the newly formed republic, produced in 1778. This map closely resembles Louis Brion de la Tour's "Carte du théatre de la guerre entre les Anglais et les Américans" in appearance. Eliot's map is one of the first to recognize the name of the newly formed United States, "Etats Unis," as seen by the inclusion of the phrase in the title cartouche, referring to Eliot's title of U.S. Engineer under his name. In this regard, Eliot's map is related to another map recognizing the newly named United States, namely Vaugondy's "Carte du Canada et des Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale." Both maps were published in 1778, and both incorporate the phrase "Etats Unis" in their title cartouches, however, it is unclear which map was actually produced first.
Contributor:
Mondhare (Firm)
Creator:
Eliot, J. B.
Name on Item:
dressée par J. B. Eliot, ingénieurs des Etats Unis.
Date:
1778
Format:
Maps
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Northeastern States--History--18th century--Maps
Places:
Northeastern United States (area)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 68 x 50 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vs97z
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:
Paris : Chez Mondhare
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:1,430,000]
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows area from Quebec City to Chesapeake Bay.
Decorative title cartouche depicting a battle.
Identifier:
06_01_008243

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Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Richard H. Brown is a collector of maps pertaining to the American Revolutionary War era. Approximately 300 maps from his collection, containing a number of rare printed maps and unique manuscript maps, have been digitized and are included in this digital collection. A number of his maps are illustrated in a recent publication that he co-authored with Paul Cohen, Revolution: Mapping the Road to America’s Independence, 1755-1783 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2015). Richard is a member of the Board of Directors of the Leventhal Map & Education Center. The map collection is permanently housed at ... more