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Map A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map 1776.

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Title

  • A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map 1776.

Names

  • Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
  • Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, map, chart & printsellers, 1776.

Headings

  • -  Northeastern States--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  British--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Northeastern States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:2,300,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "The seat of the war in the middle British colonies, containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, &ca."
  • -  From the author's The American military pocket atlas. [1776]
  • -  Inset: A sketch of the upper parts of Canada.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 714
  • -  Two copies. Copy 1 has Virginia and New York outlined in red and New England in yellow. Copy 2 has Virginia and New York outlined in yellow and New England in brown.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 48 x 66 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3710 1776 .R6

Repository

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74693074

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  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Robert Sayer And John Bennett, and Thomas Pownall. A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map. London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, map, chart & printsellers, 1776. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74693074/.

APA citation style:

Robert Sayer And John Bennett & Pownall, T. (1776) A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map. London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, map, chart & printsellers. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74693074/.

MLA citation style:

Robert Sayer And John Bennett, and Thomas Pownall. A general map of the middle British colonies, in America. Containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New York, and the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map. London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, map, chart & printsellers, 1776. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74693074/>.