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A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen

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1260177


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Title

A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen

Collection

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

Names

Andrews, John, 1736-1809 (Cartographer)
Dury, Andrew (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1777
Place: London
Publisher: John Andrews & Andrew Dury

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6088 [LHS 462]

Subjects

Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Outline color.
Content: Prime meridian: London.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Jany. 16th, 1777."
Content: Originally printed on 2 sheets which have been joined.
Content: Includes listing of "References to the names of the counties not inserted in this map."
Citation/Reference: Stevens & Tree, 47(a)
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement Of Responsibility: by John Andrews.

Physical Description

Engravings
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 96 x 77 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 5569445
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13505513
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2699a640-c5d5-012f-8d31-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1777

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2699a640-c5d5-012f-8d31-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2699a640-c5d5-012f-8d31-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of the British colonies in North America : shewing the seat of the present war, taken from the best surveys, compared with and improved from manuscripts of several noblemen and gentlemen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2699a640-c5d5-012f-8d31-58d385a7bc34

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