A colorful map showing the colonies limited east of the Appalachians. Pittsburgh is shown as Fort du Quesne in French territory. Appeared in Tobias Conrad Lotter's Atlas geographique, 1778. Cartouche: crowned with cost of arms. MS note: 111315. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Device with partial cross. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS note: Englisches Amerika.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; hand col. ; 60 x 49 cm., sheet 63 x 52 cm.
British--America--Maps--Early works to 1800 North America--Maps--Early works to 1800 United States--Maps--Early works to 1800 Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period
[177-?]
Place
North America United States Eastern States W 82° W 50°/N 50° N 28°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
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