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Title: A 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

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 1794
  • Coverage: 1794
  • Coverage: 1794 to 1794

Publishers

  • Laurie & Whittle (London)

Summary

Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers. Title from ornamental cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Ferro. "Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794." Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays. Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz."

102 x 117 centimeters

Scale varies

General Map Collection

Subjects

  • Western Hemisphere Maps Early Works to 1800
  • America Maps Early Works to 1800
  • North America Maps Early Works to 1800
  • South America Maps Early Works to 1800
  • West Indies Maps Early Works to 1800
  • Early Maps
  • Maps
  • Maps Western Hemisphere 18th Century
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • North America
  • South America

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-129.9,-1.1,59.81,-0.11)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782. A 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. Laurie & Whittle (London). https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:611

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng