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A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies with a descriptive account of the European possessions, as settled by the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris Feby. 10th 1763

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Title
A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies with a descriptive account of the European possessions, as settled by the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris Feby. 10th 1763
Names
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 (Compiler)
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) (Publisher)
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 (Cartographer)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1777-02-15
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer and John Bennett, No. 53 Fleet Street ...,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6442 [LHS 789 rolled]
Topics
America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "As the Act directs."
Content: Appears in Thomas Kitchin's A general atlas describing the whole universe.
Content: Includes decorative cartouche.
Content: Includes inset "The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudsons bays," tables showing European possessions, and 9 articles of the treaty.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 789.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Ferro.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/reference: Phillips 653
Statement of responsibility: compiled from Mr. D'Anville's maps of that continent and corrected in the several parts belonging to Great Britain, from the original materials of Governor Pownall, M.P.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 103 x 117 cm., sheets 55 x 124 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5402719
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15307597
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 79ad78c0-c5d5-012f-8285-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1722: Creator Born
  • 1777: Issued
  • 1805: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies with a descriptive account of the European possessions, as settled by the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris Feby. 10th 1763" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777-02-15. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef6a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies with a descriptive account of the European possessions, as settled by the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris Feby. 10th 1763" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef6a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1777-02-15). A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies with a descriptive account of the European possessions, as settled by the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris Feby. 10th 1763 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef6a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies with a descriptive account of the European possessions, as settled by the definitive treaty of peace, concluded at Paris Feby. 10th 1763