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A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches

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Title

A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Whole

Names

Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1796-01-01
Place: London
Publisher: Published ... by Arrowsmith, Charles Street, No. 10 Soho Square,

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-383

Subjects

United States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
United States

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: "As the Act directs."
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/Reference: Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 79 (b)
Statement Of Responsibility: By A. Arrowsmith.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 123 x 141 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 48924147
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15335094
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c1cc5de0-c52a-012f-f999-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1796-01-01

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1cc5de0-c52a-012f-f999-3c075448cc4b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1796). A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1cc5de0-c52a-012f-f999-3c075448cc4b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of the United States of North America : drawn from a number of critical researches" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1cc5de0-c52a-012f-f999-3c075448cc4b

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