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 Versa

Creator:

Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782

Published/Created:

London :
Laurie & Whittle,
1794.

Physical Description:

1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 102.8 x 118.2 cm.

Notes:

"Publish'd by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 12th May 1794."
Appears in Thomas Kitchin's General atlas, describing the whole universe.
Copy 2: Joined into two sheets measuring 53.7 x 125.6 cm. and 53.7 x 125.6 cm. Stamped number on sheets: 34. Franklin Collection no. 131 1794 11-12.
Includes table, "The Continent and Islands of America are Divided and Possessed as follows viz."
Inset: The supplement to North America containing the countries adjoining to Baffins & Hudson bays.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Re-issue of John Gibson's map of [1763], 1772, 1777, 1783, and 1786.
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows the Western Hemisphere with some political borders, tabular information indicates national possessions; cities and rivers.
Title from ornamental cartouche.

Topics:

America--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--Maps--Early works to 1800

Topics:

Gibson, J. (John)
Kitchin, Thomas, d. 1784. General atlas describing the whole universe
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
Robert Laurie and James Whittle

Language:

English

Scale:

Scale [ca. 1:13,000,000].

Coordinates:

a
13000000

Genre:

Maps

Format:

Map

Content Type:

Maps, Atlases & Globes

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Access Restrictions:

Public

Call Number:

70 1794

Folder:

BRBL_00725

Orbis Record:

6124574

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

15830854

Citation:

Tooley, R.V. Mapping of America, p. 52, no. 3 (1794 f)
Phillips, 682
Phillips, 699, no. 65-66

Volume/Enumeration:

Copy 2
Sheets 1-2

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

15830715

PID:

digcoll:4381649