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Title: A map of the United States : compiled chiefly from the state maps and other authentic information

Contributors:

Dates

  • Coverage: 1795

Publishers

  • Philadelphia : Engraved for and sold by Matthew Carey, 1795.

Summary

Relief shown by hachures. Appears in Mathew Carey's General atlas. Philadelphia. 1796? Prime meridians: London and Philadelphia. Includes inset of Florida and the northern gulf coast west to New Orleans. Historic Maps copy has some place names added in ms.

Subjects

  • East (U.S.)—Maps—Early works to 1800
  • Maps—East (U.S.)—1795
  • Other

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-101.0, -59.66, 49.03, 27.26)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-101.0, -59.66, 49.03, 27.26)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822. A map of the United States : compiled chiefly from the state maps and other authentic information. Philadelphia : Engraved for and sold by Matthew Carey, 1795.. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-6w924f288

Format

TIFF

Languages

  • eng