Detail View: David Rumsey Collection: A New Map of North America, From the Latest Discoveries. 1778. Engrav'd for Carvers Travels.
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Collection:
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David Rumsey Collection
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Author:
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Carver, Jonathan
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Date:
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1781
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Short Title:
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New Map of North America.
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Publisher:
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C. Dilly
London
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Type:
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Book Map
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Obj Height cm:
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33
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Obj Width cm:
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36
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Scale 1:
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17,424,000
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Note:
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Map in color with the majority in outline color and the Midwest in full color. Stretches to Baffin Bay in the north.
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Reference:
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Howes C215.
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Country:
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United States
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Full Title:
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A New Map of North America, From the Latest Discoveries. 1778. Engrav'd for Carvers Travels.
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List No:
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0131.001
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Series No:
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2
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Publication Author:
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Carver, Jonathan
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Pub Date:
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1781
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Pub Title:
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Travels Through The Interior Parts Of North America, In The Years 1766, 1767, And 1768. By J. Carver, Esq. Captain Of A Company Of Provincial Troops During The Late War With France. Illustrated With Copper Plates, Coloured. The Third Edition. To which is added, Some Account Of The Author, And A Copious Index. London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry; H. Payne, in Pall-mall; and J. Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street. MDCCLXXXI. (with 2 maps).
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Pub Reference:
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Howes C215.
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Pub Note:
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3rd and best edition. With two important maps: A New Map of North America, From the Latest Discoveries 1778 (shows the proposed nine numbered territories west of Pennsylvania) and A Plan of Captain Carver's Travels in the interior Parts of North America in 1766 and 1767.
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Pub List No:
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0131.000
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Pub Type:
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Exploration Book
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Pub Maps:
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2
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Pub Height cm:
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21
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Pub Width cm:
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13
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Image No:
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0131001
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Institution:
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Rumsey Collection
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Ownership Statement:
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Copyright 1998
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Download:
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Download:
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Image ID:
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50004
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Resolution Size:
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6
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Format:
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SID
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Media Type:
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Image
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File Name:
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0131001.sid
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Width:
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5868
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Height:
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4656
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