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Map A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto America Septentrionalis

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Title

  • A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto

Other Title

  • America Septentrionalis

Names

  • Popple, Henry, -1743.
  • Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-approximately 1750.
  • Seale, Richard William.
  • Lemprière, C. (Clement), 1716?-1746.
  • Baron, Bernard, 1696-1762.

Created / Published

  • [London : s.n., 1733]

Headings

  • -  North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Great Britain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  France--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Spain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  North America
  • -  Great Britain
  • -  France
  • -  Spain

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Title from plate 17.
  • -  Originally published as 1 map on 20 sheets. LC copy bound. Index map bound-in.
  • -  Phillips. Maps of America, p. 569
  • -  Sheet of paper (25 x 19 cm.) listing the numbered plates mounted on preliminary leaf.
  • -  On title cartouche (plate 17): C. Lempriere inv. & del., B. Baron, sculp.
  • -  Includes notes, dedication, 4 views, and 17 harbor insets.
  • -  Margins trimmed on index map.
  • -  Conserved July 15, 1985.

Medium

  • 1 atlas ([36] leaves) : 21 plates of maps (1 folded, hand col.) ; 54 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G1105 .P6 1733
  • G3300 1733 .P63 Vault Not bound. 1 map on 2 sheets (sheets 244 x 118 cm.). Hand col. Mounted on cloth. Map thoroughly darkened obscuring original coloration. Major losses across top margin. In manuscript on cloth label (12 x 27 cm.) affixed to verso: N. Rochefort, president of College of Orleans.

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009582407

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Popple, Henry, -1743, W. H Toms, Richard William Seale, C Lemprière, and Bernard Baron. A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto. [London: s.n, 1733] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009582407/.

APA citation style:

Popple, H., Toms, W. H., Seale, R. W., Lemprière, C. & Baron, B. (1733) A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto. [London: s.n] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2009582407/.

MLA citation style:

Popple, Henry, -1743, et al. A map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish settlements adjacent thereto. [London: s.n, 1733] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2009582407/>.