Map A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles Jan. 20, 1783

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Title

  • A new map of the whole continent of America : divided into North and South and West Indies wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles Jan. 20, 1783

Names

  • Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, cartographer.
  • Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782.
  • Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for Robt. Sayer, map, chart & printseller, no. 53, Fleet Street, as the act directs 15th August 1786.

Headings

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

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridian: Ferro Island.
  • -  Appears in Thomas Kitchin's A general atlas describing the whole universe, [1793].
  • -  Includes inset "The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays", tables showing European possessions, and illustrated cartouche.
  • -  LC copy sectioned in four and mounted on cloth.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 104 x 119 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3290 1786 .S3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74693287

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Sayer, Robert, Cartographer, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D' Anville, and Thomas Pownall. A new map of the whole continent of America: divided into North and South and West Indies wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles. London: Printed for Robt. Sayer, map, chart & printseller, no. 53, Fleet Street, as the act directs 15th August, 1786. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74693287/.

APA citation style:

Sayer, R., Anville, J. B. B. D. & Pownall, T. (1786) A new map of the whole continent of America: divided into North and South and West Indies wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles. London: Printed for Robt. Sayer, map, chart & printseller, no. 53, Fleet Street, as the act directs 15th August. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74693287/.

MLA citation style:

Sayer, Robert, Cartographer, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon D' Anville, and Thomas Pownall. A new map of the whole continent of America: divided into North and South and West Indies wherein are exactly described the United States of North America as well as the several European possessions according to the preliminaries of peace signed at Versailles. London: Printed for Robt. Sayer, map, chart & printseller, no. 53, Fleet Street, as the act directs 15th August, 1786. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/74693287/>.