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A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys

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A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys
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Bowen, Thomas, -1790 (Engraver)
Owen, W. (William), -1793 (Publisher)
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Maps of North America

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United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1755 (Inferred)
Place: London
Publisher: W. Owen?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5179
Topics
North America
France -- Colonies -- America
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
North America
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: From General magazine of arts & sciences. Miscellaneous correspondence, v. 1, May 1755.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Citation/reference: Jolly, D.C. Maps of America in periodicals before 1800, 51
Statement of responsibility: T. Bowen, sc.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 18 x 48 cm
Description
Includes notes on the Indian tribes and historical events. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 49548989
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15379426
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f67936d0-c52a-012f-279c-3c075448cc4b
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  • 1755: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0a8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0a8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1755). A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0a8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A Map of the British and French settlements in North America : (part the second) containing part of New York, Pensilvania, New Jersey, Mary Land, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana, and all the countries westward in the same parellels so far as discovered, shewing the course of the Rivers Ohio, Missisipi &c. exhibiting the just boundaries & the French encroachments laid down from authentic surveys