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 possesse

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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 possesse
Creator: Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
Gibson, J. (John)
Overton, Henry, fl. 1706-1764
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Published / Created: [between 1755 and 1775?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street
Description: BEIN 2003 Folio 85: No. 4 of 45 maps bound together with binder's spine title: Atlas of America; ms. table of contents. Bookplate of Paul Mellon.
by Eman. Bowen, geogr. to His Majesty, and John Gibson, engraver.
Hand-colored.
Includes text and insets of A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay and The passage by land to California, discovered by Father Eusebius Francis Kino ....
Relief shown pictorially.
Scale [ca. 1:5,500,000].
Shows boundaries, cities and towns, roads, forts, missions, some industries, trails, trade routes, portages, and vegetation. Also shows Indian villages and tribal territories, routes of navigation in the Gulf of Mexico, and navigational hazards along the coast.
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : col. ; 102 x 92 cm., sheets 52 x 102 cm.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 2003 Folio 85

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Hand coloring
Maps
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic): North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 6302513
Object ID (OID): 2040310