A map of North America by J. Palairet with considerable alternations and improvements from D'Anville, Mitchell, and Bellin Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Maps and Atlases
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Description
Engraved map, 58 x 47, issued by L. de la Rochette, London, 1765. Improvements are not noticeable. It is one of the Buache type maps. The map also shows the new boundaries of North America and the West Indies, as updated by the Treaty of Paris (1783), marking the end of the French and Indian War. There is also a color-coded table marking the "Methodical Divisions of North America", as well as the locations of many Native American nations.
North America - Maps Cartography Cartouche Maps North America North America - Maps - Early works to 1800 Colonies - History Colonies - Law and legislation Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1783 September 3 Native American tribes Indians of North America West Indies West Indies, British West Indies, British--Politics and government
Place
North America Central America West Indies
Source
Original map, 27 x 20.88 inches: Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Maps and Atlases, folder w607
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