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Document identity
localId
6t053n89d
label
A general map of the middle British colonies in America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New York, Connecticut & Rhode-Island
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6t053n89d
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A general map of the middle British colonies in America, viz. Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New York, Connecticut & Rhode-Island
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["1771"]
year
1771
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006249
creators
Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Northeastern States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Great Britain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
Northeastern United States
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Printed for Carington Bowles
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
extent
1 map : col. ; 49 x 64 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Hand colored.
Shows "West longitude from London" and "from Philadelphia."
Differs from other copies in absence of Connecticut River north of "Great Falls." Also differs in coloration of boundaries: Ohio and Kentucky River are colored as boundaries; Pennsylvania extends north to a line at approximately 42⁰40ʹ; Maryland extends west to "Yochio Geni."
Includes text, historical notes, distance charts, and inset of "A sketch of the remaining part of Ohio R. &c."
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no
dcId
6t053n89d
type
map
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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2963f0e20c0a21c0