A new & accurate map of North America : drawn from the most authentic modern maps and charts
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Title
A new & accurate map of North America : drawn from the most authentic modern maps and charts
Collection
Names
Bowen, Thomas, -1790 (Cartographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1778 (Questionable)
Place: London?
Publisher: Printed for J. Cooke?
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5228 [Filed with North America, 1750?, as originally cataloged in NYPL Dictionary catalog of the Map Division]
Subjects
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Notes
Content: "Engraved for Middletons Complete system of geography."
Content: Bancroft Collection.
Content: Includes some historical notes.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: London.
Content: Probably from Charles Theodore Middleton's A new and complete system of geography.
Statement Of Responsibility: by Thos. Bowen.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 25 x 42 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 33631505
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15104142
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 70ece6e0-c52a-012f-b1eb-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1778
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new & accurate map of North America : drawn from the most authentic modern maps and charts" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1778. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70ece6e0-c52a-012f-b1eb-3c075448cc4b
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1778). A new & accurate map of North America : drawn from the most authentic modern maps and charts Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70ece6e0-c52a-012f-b1eb-3c075448cc4b
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new & accurate map of North America : drawn from the most authentic modern maps and charts" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70ece6e0-c52a-012f-b1eb-3c075448cc4b
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