New map of the continent of America - Sht. 2 of 4

January 1, 1783

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New map of the continent of America - Sht. 2 of 4
  • Title
  • New map of the continent of America - Sht. 2 of 4
  • Date
  • January 1, 1783
  • Identifier
  • DARMAP0410
  • Description
  • New map of the whole continent of America divided into North and South and West Indies wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles, Jan. 20 1783: compiled from Mr. d'Anville's maps of that continent, with the addition of the Spanish discoveries in 1775 to the north of California & corrected in the several parts belonging to Great Britain, from the original materials of Governor Pownall MP. Relief shown pictorially; Hand colored; Prime meridian: Ferro Island; Includes inset "The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays" and tables showing European possessions.
  • Extent
  • 55 x 62 cm
  • Type
  • cartographic
  • Genre
  • maps (documents)
  • Subject
  • America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
    North America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
    South America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
    Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782.
    Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.
    Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm).
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Darlington Digital Library
  • Rights Information
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