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Document identity
localId
2514p1185
label
A new map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2514p1185
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A new map of the whole continent of America, divided into North and South and West Indies
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["1786"]
year
1786
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_005971
creators
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
America
Mesoamerica
North America
North and Central America
South America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Printed for Robt. Sayer
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
42.284495
schema:longitude
-101.123047
extent
1 map : col. ; 104 x 119 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Hand colored outlines.
Mounted on linen.
Prime meridian: Ferro Island.
From 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" and tables showing European possessions.
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no
dcId
2514p1185
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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b84fbeddc137a31b