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Particular Map of the American Lakes, Rivers &c. Par le Sr. d"Anvile de l'Academie Rle. des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres te de celle des Siences(sic) de Petersbourg Secretaire de S.A.S. Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans. London Drawn & Engraved for John Harrison No. 115 Newgate Street June 25 1790

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Title: Particular Map of the American Lakes, Rivers &c. Par le Sr. d"Anvile de l'Academie Rle. des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres te de celle des Siences(sic) de Petersbourg Secretaire de S.A.S. Mgr. le Duc d'Orleans. London Drawn & Engraved for John Harrison No. 115 Newgate Street June 25 1790
Creator: Harrison, John, fl. 1784-1792, creator
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782, cartographer
Contributor: Harrison, John, fl. 1784-1792, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1790-06-25
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Kashnor notes, "A very correct map of the Western country, setting out only the parts actually known without any conjecture. It shows the Illinois country, locating Chicago, and the territory now Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: McCorkle 790.1. Verso Text: MS note: 536.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map ; 51 x 73 cm., sheet 52 x 77 cm.
Identifier: 093:536 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/9984
Language: French
French
English
Time Period: 1790
Place: North America
United States
Canada
W 100°
W 52°/N 52°
N 29°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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