Map A map of the British plantations on the continent of North America, according to the notes and improvements of Mr. Bolton, made in the original of Mr. Danville; with the history of each colony in the margin.

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Title

  • A map of the British plantations on the continent of North America, according to the notes and improvements of Mr. Bolton, made in the original of Mr. Danville; with the history of each colony in the margin.

Names

  • Overton, Henry, active 1751-1764.
  • Seale, Richard William.

Created / Published

  • [London? between 1755 and 1760]

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "West longitude from Ferro."
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 87
  • -  Includes historic notes and text on "Fourteen British colonies including Newfoundland" in margins.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 47 x 51 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1760 .O8

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74693998

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Overton, Henry, Active, and Richard William Seale. A map of the British plantations on the continent of North America, according to the notes and improvements of Mr. Bolton, made in the original of Mr. Danville; with the history of each colony in the margin. [London? between 1755 and 1760, 1755] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74693998/.

APA citation style:

Overton, H. & Seale, R. W. (1755) A map of the British plantations on the continent of North America, according to the notes and improvements of Mr. Bolton, made in the original of Mr. Danville; with the history of each colony in the margin. [London? between 1755 and 1760] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74693998/.

MLA citation style:

Overton, Henry, Active, and Richard William Seale. A map of the British plantations on the continent of North America, according to the notes and improvements of Mr. Bolton, made in the original of Mr. Danville; with the history of each colony in the margin. [London? between 1755 and 1760, 1755] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74693998/>.