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A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen

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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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Title
A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen
Names
Andrews, John, 1736-1809 (Cartographer)
Dury, Andrew (Publisher)
Collection

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

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1777
Place: London
Publisher: John Andrews & Andrew Dury
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6088 [LHS 462]
Topics
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Outline color.
Content: Prime meridian: London.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Jany. 16th, 1777."
Content: Originally printed on 2 sheets which have been joined.
Content: Includes listing of "References to the names of the counties not inserted in this map."
Citation/reference: Stevens & Tree, 47(a)
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement of responsibility: by John Andrews.
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 96 x 77 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5569445
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13505513
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2699a640-c5d5-012f-8d31-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1736: Creator Born
  • 1777: Issued
  • 1809: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b34cf33-d964-94f1-e040-e00a18060ee0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b34cf33-d964-94f1-e040-e00a18060ee0

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b34cf33-d964-94f1-e040-e00a18060ee0

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A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen