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Title
North America and the West Indies
Creator
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, cartographer
Contributor
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued
1759
1760
1761
1762
1763
1764
1765
1766
1767
1768
1769
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare map, shoWing the country West of the Mississippi, the boundaries of Virginia, North and South Carolina, reaching to that river. The inset map of the country locates Old Forts EdWard, William Henry, Frederic, St. John, and Chamilles to the St. LaWrence, and Albany, Schenectadi, Forts Hunter and OsWego to Lake Ontario." Kashnor dates as ca. 1764. Submaps and treaty articles. See 093:532 for another copy. "a NeWMap, Wherein the British Empire and its limits, according to the difinitive (sic) Treaty of Peace in 1763, are accurately described, and the Dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French and other European States; the Whole compiled from the NeWSurveys and Authentic Memoirs that have hitherto appeared. " Cartouche With Natives. Submaps: Particular Map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay; Map of the Country betWeen Montreal, Albany and OsWego. Paper sale tag, June 7, 1927 With MS note: #669.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, Leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: CartoucheSub-mapsFigures .
Extent
1 map ; outline col.ed ; 99 x 114 cm., sheet 99 x 114 cm.
Identifier
105:669 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/1243
Language
English
Subject
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Great Britain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early Works to 1800
Time Period
ca. 1764
Place
North America
Caribbean
West Indies
W 115°
W 40°/N 55°
N 5°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.

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