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A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c.

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Title
A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c.
Names
Wells, Edward, 1667-1727 (Cartographer)
Burghers, M. (Cartographer)
University of Oxford (Engraver)
Collection

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

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1719 (Questionable)
Place: [London]
Publisher: T.W. for R. Bonwicke, J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6390 [LHS 704]
Topics
North America
Caribbean Area
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Shows California as an island.
Content: "Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester."
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 704.
Content: Appears in Edward Wells' New sett of maps both of ancient and present geography. London, [1719?], no. 39.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 36 x 48 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 21809013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15157521
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 601ef970-c5d5-012f-2ba0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1667: Creator Born
  • 1719: Issued
  • 1727: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1719. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c2f9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1719). A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c2f9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief  cities, townes, rivers, mountains &c.