Map A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c. Copy 1

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Title
A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c.
Contributor Names
Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727.
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727.
Created / Published
[London, 1722]
Subject Headings
-  North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  North American
Genre
Early maps
Notes
-  Relief shown pictorially.
-  "Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester."
-  Shows California as an island.
-  The number "39" appears beneath the cartouche.
-  LC copy mounted on cloth and annotated in black ink: This is map no. 39 of Edward Well's A new sett of maps. London 1722.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2: 100; 651/1
Medium
map 37 x 50 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3300 1722 .B8
G3300 1722 .B8 Copy 2. Mounted on cloth. Red bordered label with manuscript "602/88" on verso.
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ct003990
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ct007378
Library of Congress Control Number
gm71005432
Online Format
image
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71005432
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Chicago citation style:

Burghers, Michael, 1647 Or, and Edward Wells. A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c. [London, 1722] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005432/.

APA citation style:

Burghers, M. & Wells, E. (1722) A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c. [London] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005432/.

MLA citation style:

Burghers, Michael, 1647 Or, and Edward Wells. A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c. [London, 1722] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71005432/>.

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