A map of North America

Description

Title: A map of North America
Creator: Delarochette, L. (Louis), 1731-1802
Contributor: Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.
Bowles, John, 1701-1779.
Published / Created: 1765.
Publication Place: London, North America, and England London
Publisher: Printed for John Bowles
Description: BEIN copy stamped on verso: Yale, Horace Brown, 1900S.
BEIN 2003 Folio 85: No. 1 of 45 maps bound together with binder's spine title: Atlas of America; ms. table of contents. Bookplate: Robinson. Bookplate of Paul Mellon.
Relief shown pictorially.
Hand colored.
"Longit. west from Ferro I."
Includes historical notes and table of "Methodical divisions of North America."
Differs from other copy in coloration. Only boundaries are colored, emphasis is on showing the internal boundaries of British America.
"Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill & Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church yard, London."
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Extent: 1 map : 47 x 57 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale [ca. 1:15,000,000].
Language: English

Genre: Maps
Early works to 1800
Material: hand col. ;
Subject (Geographic): America
North America
Subject (Topic): British
Subjects: British > America > Maps > Early works to 1800
North America > Maps > Early works to 1800
Mellon, Paul > Bookplate

Access: Public
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