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Carey's American atlas.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Title
Carey's American atlas.
Names
Barker, W. (William), active 1795-1803 (Engraver)
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822 (Compiler)
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839 (Publisher)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Atlases

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1809-04
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Published by Mathew Carey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6054[LHS 330]
Topics
America
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 330.
Content: Longitude given from Philadelphia; some maps also give longitude from London.
Content: Majority of maps compiled by Samuel Lewis, and many engraved by W. Barker, 1794-1809.
Content: Map numbers on maps do not correspond to the numbers assigned in the contents given on t.p. Maps are bound in the sequence given on t.p.
Content: Most maps have statement: Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy imperfect: maps of South Carolina and Tennessee wanting; map of South America on loose leaf.
Content: NYPL copy provenance: Typed note pasted on front paste-down endpaper: Atlas 1809, used in family of Abraham Staats (1743-1821) of South Bound Brook, N.J.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/reference: Variant of Phillips 1173
Physical Description
Extent: 1 atlas ([27] leaves (some folded)) : 25 maps ; 46 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 9611022
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15482980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fbe88a90-c5d3-012f-6e8e-58d385a7bc34
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.

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  • 1809: Issued
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Carey's American atlas." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1809-04. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbe88a90-c5d3-012f-6e8e-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Carey's American atlas." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbe88a90-c5d3-012f-6e8e-58d385a7bc34

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1809-04). Carey's American atlas. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/fbe88a90-c5d3-012f-6e8e-58d385a7bc34

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Carey's American atlas.