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A new map of North America from the latest discoveries 1778 : Engraved for Carvers Travels

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Title
A new map of North America from the latest discoveries 1778 : Engraved for Carvers Travels
Names
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780 (Author)
Collection

Travels through the interior parts of North-America in theyears 1766, 1767, and 1768.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1778
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for the author, and sold by J. Walter [etc.]
Library locations
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KF 1778 (Carver, J. Travels through the interior parts of North-America)
Topics
United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
Northwestern States
North America
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Copy 1: Bancroft Collection.
Content: Carver's Travels as printed was probably the work of Dr. John Coakley Lettsom. An article on Carver and his book may be found in American historical review, January 1906, v. 11, p. 287-302.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14217128
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9f756300-c609-012f-5442-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1710: Creator Born
  • 1778: Issued
  • 1780: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of North America from the latest discoveries 1778 " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1778. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b37d44a-b0df-b3ad-e040-e00a180643bf

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of North America from the latest discoveries 1778 " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b37d44a-b0df-b3ad-e040-e00a180643bf

APA Format

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). A new map of North America from the latest discoveries 1778 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b37d44a-b0df-b3ad-e040-e00a180643bf

Wikipedia Citation

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A new map of North America from the latest discoveries 1778