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Map A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

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Title

  • A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations.

Names

  • Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.

Created / Published

  • London, 1771.

Headings

  • -  New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New England

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:800,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "Publish'd 1st. Jany. 1771."
  • -  Differs from other copy, shows boundary between New York and "Province of New Hampshire."
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 810
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 64 x 52 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3720 1771 .B6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540 to 4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692150

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bowles, Carington. A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. London, 1771. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692150/.

APA citation style:

Bowles, C. (1771) A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. London. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692150/.

MLA citation style:

Bowles, Carington. A map of the most inhabited part of New England, containing the provinces of Massachusets Bay and New Hampshire, with the colonies of Conecticut and Rhode Island, divided into counties and townships: The whole composed from actual surveys and its situation adjusted by astronomical observations. London, 1771. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692150/>.