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Title
States of America, from the best authorities
Names
Rivington, Charles, 1754-1831 (Publisher)
Rivington, John, 1720-1792 (Publisher)
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776 (Associated name)
Guthrie, William, 1708-1770 (Cartographer)
Rivington, Francis, 1745-1822 (Publisher)
Russell, John, active 1733-1795 (Engraver)
Collection

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

Atlases

A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar : and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged ...

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1812
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington [etc.],
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6456[LHS 3029; atlas cases]
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6456 (Plate XXVIII facing p. 865) [In LHS 3029]
Topics
Geography
United States
United States -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: 22nd ed., corrected and considerably enlarged.
Content: "Illustrated with a correct set of maps, engraved from the most recent observations and draughts of geographical travellers."
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 3029.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement of responsibility: by William Guthrie, esq. ; the astronomical parts by James Ferguson, F.R.S. ...
Content: Includes references to the states.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Statement of responsibility: J. Russell del. et sculp.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 20 x 23 cm. folded to 22 x 14 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 29106281
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15342371
RLIN/OCLC: 48997754
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15342383
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 754d2630-c5d4-012f-ad3e-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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1754: Creator Born
  • 1812: Issued
  • 1831: 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. "States of America, from the best authorities" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1812. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f197-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "States of America, from the best authorities" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f197-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1812). States of America, from the best authorities Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f197-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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States of America, from the best authorities