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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

  • Probst, Johann Michael, -1809.
  • Voch, Lukas, 1728-1783.

Created / Published

  • Augsburg, I. M. Probst, 1777.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:460,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Prime meridian: London and Ferron.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Includes note "Camp of the colonists 1776," across the Hudson River from Kings Bridge and insets "Ichnographia portus Bostoniensis" ca. 1:150,000 and "Ichnographia urbis Boston."
  • -  Each sheet from different states.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 803
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 651; 700

Medium

  • col. map 102 x 98 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3720 1777 .P72

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692168

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Probst, Johann Michael, -1809, and Lukas Voch. 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. Augsburg, I. M. Probst, 1777. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692168/.

APA citation style:

Probst, J. M. & Voch, L. (1777) 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. Augsburg, I. M. Probst. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692168/.

MLA citation style:

Probst, Johann Michael, -1809, and Lukas Voch. 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. Augsburg, I. M. Probst, 1777. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692168/>.