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Title

  • A new and accurate map of North America,

Names

  • Bell, Peter (Geographer)
  • Seale, Richard William.
  • Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.
  • Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782.

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for Carington Bowles, 1771.

Headings

  • -  North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  North America

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,360,000.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  "West longitude from Ferro."
  • -  Differs from other copies in coloration and boundaries. Map is colored in. Long Island is colored as being attached to New York. St. John and Isle Royal are colored as being attached to Nova Scotia. A boundary has been added from "Lake Almipigon" north to the edge of the map.
  • -  Shows area east of Louisiana.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 120
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 47 x 51 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1771 .B4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74693987

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bell, Peter, Richard William Seale, Carington Bowles, and Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D' Anville. A new and accurate map of North America. London, Printed for Carington Bowles, 1771. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74693987/.

APA citation style:

Bell, P., Seale, R. W., Bowles, C. & Anville, J. B. B. D. (1771) A new and accurate map of North America. London, Printed for Carington Bowles. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74693987/.

MLA citation style:

Bell, Peter, et al. A new and accurate map of North America. London, Printed for Carington Bowles, 1771. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74693987/>.