A general map of the middle British Colonies, in America. containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With the addition of New-York and of the greatest part of New England, as also of the bordering parts of the Province of Quebec, improved from several surveys made after the late war, by officers in his Majesty's Service
Sayer & Bennett's reissue of the Kitchin-Jefferys-Sayer and Jefferys plate withdrawn in 1776 from the "American Atlas" reappears in altered form. Sayer & Bennett included this map in "The American Military Pocket Atlas" of 1776 with a dedication to Pownall indicating his probable approval of the map as revised (see 18226 for confirmation). New title added above the original, "The Seat of the War in the Middle British Colonies, containing Virginia, Maryland, The Delaware Counties, &c." Shapes of Lakes Ontario and Erie, the course of the Ohio River are revised, and "Province of Quebec" in large letters is added. The submap is expanded northward and renamed "A sketch of the upper parts of Canada." Submap: A sketch of the upper parts of Canada. MS note: 18225. Prime meridian: London, Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Stamped: XIV. MS notes: Shelve with #18212 Evans, Lewis ; #18225.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; hand col. ; 48 x 66 cm., sheet 52 x 68 cm.
North America--Maps Middle Atlantic States--Maps Ohio River Valley--Maps Virginia--Maps Virginia--Description and travel--Maps Middle Atlantic States--Description and travel--Maps Ohio River Valley--Description and travel--Maps
Time Period
1776
Place
North America United States Virginia Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Connecticut Rhode Island W 89° W 72°/N 46° N 36°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
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