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A general map of North America : from the latest observations

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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The Constitutions of the several independent states of America; the Declaration of independence; the Articles of confederation between the said states; the treaties between His Most Christian Majesty and the United States of America. With an appendix, containing an authentic copy of the treaty concluded between Their High Mightinesses the States-General and the United States of America, and the provisional treaty. Pub. by order of Congress. Philadelphia printed. London reprinted, with an advertisement by J.L. de Lolme.

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A general map of North America : from the latest observations
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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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The Constitutions of the several independent states of America; the Declaration of independence; the Articles of confederation between the said states; the treaties between His Most Christian Majesty and the United States of America. With an appendix, containing an authentic copy of the treaty concluded between Their High Mightinesses the States-General and the United States of America, and the provisional treaty. Pub. by order of Congress. Philadelphia printed. London reprinted, with an advertisement by J.L. de Lolme.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1783
Place: London
Publisher: For J. Walker
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6459 [LHS 3025; atlas cases]
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6459 (Map facing p. [1]) [In LHS 3025]
Topics
Constitutions -- United States -- States
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6459: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 3025.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: t.-p. and port. wanting.
Ownership: Astor.
Citation/reference: Sabin 16089
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: Includes distance chart and note.
Statement of responsibility: J. Lodge sculp.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 map ; 27 x 37 cm. folded to 20 x 13 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 7360214
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14283313
RLIN/OCLC: 49053290
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15346344
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71fe3140-c5d4-012f-39e0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1783: 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 general map of North America : from the latest observations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1783. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-031a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A general map of North America : from the latest observations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-031a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1783). A general map of North America : from the latest observations Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-031a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A general map of North America : from the latest observations