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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

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Title
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
Names
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 (Cartographer)
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-10-15
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, map, chart & printsellers, No. 53, Fleet Street ...
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5331
Topics
New York (State)
New Jersey
New England
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
Northeastern States
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "As the Act directs."
Publications: From the author's American military atlas, pl. III
Content: Inset: A sketch of the upper parts of Canada.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 714
Statement of responsibility: improved from several surveys made after the late war, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map 1776.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 64 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5402553
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15128971
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 038b47f0-c52b-012f-041e-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1722: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1805: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A general map of the middle British colonies, in America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776-10-15. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0e9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A general map of the middle British colonies, in America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0e9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776-10-15). A general map of the middle British colonies, in America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f0e9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A general map of the middle British colonies, in America