A New map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies. : With a descriptive account of the European possessions as settled by the difinitive treaty of peace at Paris Feby. 10th 1763

A New map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies.

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Title:
A New map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies. : With a descriptive account of the European possessions as settled by the difinitive treaty of peace at Paris Feby. 10th 1763
Description:
Subject: Map of the Western Hemisphere. Includes cartouche at bottom right with a native headpiece and quiver, a beaver and a crocodile or alligator, set in a landscape.
Creator:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Publisher:
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Name on Item:
Compiled from Mr. D'Anville's maps of that continent, and corrected in the several parts beloning to Great Britain, from the original materials of Governor Pownall, M.P.
Date:
1777
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
North America--Maps
South America--Maps
Places:
North America (area)
South America
Extent:
1 map on 4 sheets : engraving, hand colored ; 58 x 136 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vg531
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer and John Bennett, no. 53 Fleet Street, as the Acti directs
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:13,000,000]
Language:
English
Referenced by:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=488856
Notes:
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudsons bays.
"The continent and islands of America possessed by the European nations are as follows ... "
Notes (date):
15th Feby. 1777