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Map An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states.

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Title

  • An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states.

Names

  • Bowen, Emanuel, -1767.
  • Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792.
  • Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for Robt. Sayer [1755?]

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:550,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Lowery 409
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 20
  • -  Includes historical notes, notes on territorial claims, and insets of "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California."
  • -  LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 700/2

Medium

  • col. map 102 x 92 cm. on 2 sheets 52 x 120 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1755 .B61

Repository

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 73696820

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bowen, Emanuel, -1767, J Gibson, and Robert Sayer. An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer ?, 1755] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/73696820/.

APA citation style:

Bowen, E., Gibson, J. & Sayer, R. (1755) An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/73696820/.

MLA citation style:

Bowen, Emanuel, -1767, J Gibson, and Robert Sayer. An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer ?, 1755] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/73696820/>.