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Source Description
Relief shown pictorially.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
3f462x846
label
The United States of North America
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f462x846
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The United States of North America
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["1783"]
year
1783
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014666
creators
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Faden, William, 1749-1836
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Boundaries--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
[William Faden]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
38
schema:longitude
-98
extent
1 map : hand colored ; 52 x 62 cm
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Second issue, 1783; 5 color key, 7 line note, St. Croix River detail.
Cartouche includes scene of British merchants and slaves loading a boat, waterfall, etc.
Conservation of this piece was funded by Alan and Sherry Leventhal in memory of his father, Norman B. Leventhal whose vision to create this Map Center will inspire generations to come.
Map 32 in a composite atlas with the title "Atlas of the world."
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no
dcId
3f462x846
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
6b1cd6a1fe7458d2