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A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London.

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A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London.

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A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London.
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Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 (Compiler)
Laurie & Whittle (Publisher)
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Maps of North America

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Place: London
Publisher: Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street,
Date Issued: 1794-05-12
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5308 [Map in 2 sheets]
Topics
United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Canada -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
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Maps
Notes
Content: Inset maps: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay -- The passage by land to California.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/reference: Wheat, C. I. Mapping Transmississippi West, I, no. 226
Content: NYPL copy mounted on cloth, 2 sheets, 50 x 115 cm.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Content: Ford Collection.
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 594
Statement of responsibility: Publish'd by Laurie & Whittell
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 100 x 115 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 35015019
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15110628
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 74cbd2e0-c52a-012f-66e7-3c075448cc4b
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  • 1805: Creator Died
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1794-05-12. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee80-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee80-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1794-05-12). A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee80-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A new map of North America with the West India Islands : divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, and the several provinces, governments &ca which compose the British Dominions laid down according to the latest surveys and corrected from the original materials, of Goverr. Pownall, Membr. of Parliamt. London.