COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Author:
Morse, Jedidiah
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Morse, Jedidiah
Author
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Date:
1789
date
1789
Date
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Short Title:
Map of the Northern and Middle States.
short_title
Map of the Northern and Middle States.
Short Title
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Publisher:
Shepard Kollock
publisher
Shepard Kollock
Publisher
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Publisher Location:
Elizabeth Town
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Elizabeth Town
Publisher Location
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Type:
Book Map
type
Book Map
Type
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Obj Height cm:
32
obj_height_cm
32
Obj Height cm
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Obj Width cm:
39
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39
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Scale 1:
6,950,000
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6,950,000
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Note:
Uncolored map showing the boundaries between the United States and British Dominions, and between the States. Counties in New York, Long Island and Massachusetts are numbered and named.
note
Uncolored map showing the boundaries between the United States and British Dominions, and between the States. Counties in New York, Long Island and Massachusetts are numbered and named.
Note
false
Reference:
Howes M840; Felcone 147, Sabin 50924.
reference
Howes M840; Felcone 147, Sabin 50924.
Reference
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State/Province:
U.S. North East
state
U.S. North East
State/Province
false
Region:
Western Territory
region
Western Territory
Region
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Full Title:
A Map of the Northern and Middle States; Comprehending the Western Territory and the British Dominions in North America. Compiled from the best Authorities. Delineated & Engrav'd for Morse's Geography by Amos Doolittle, New Haven.
full_title
A Map of the Northern and Middle States; Comprehending the Western Territory and the British Dominions in North America. Compiled from the best Authorities. Delineated & Engrav'd for Morse's Geography by Amos Doolittle, New Haven.
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List No:
2894.002
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2894.002
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Series No:
3
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3
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Engraver or Printer:
Doolittle, Amos
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Doolittle, Amos
Engraver or Printer
false
Publication Author:
Morse, Jedidiah
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Morse, Jedidiah
Publication Author
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Pub Date:
1789
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1789
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Pub Title:
The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America ... Illustrated with two Sheet Maps-One of the Southern, the other of the Northern States, neatly and elegantly engraved, and more correct than any that have hitherto been published ... By Jedidiah Morse. Elizabeth Town: Printed by Shepard Kollock, for the Author. M,DCC,LXXXIX.
pub_title
The American Geography; or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America ... Illustrated with two Sheet Maps-One of the Southern, the other of the Northern States, neatly and elegantly engraved, and more correct than any that have hitherto been published ... By Jedidiah Morse. Elizabeth Town: Printed by Shepard Kollock, for the Author. M,DCC,LXXXIX.
Pub Title
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Pub Reference:
Howes M840; Felcone 147, Sabin 50924.
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Howes M840; Felcone 147, Sabin 50924.
Pub Reference
false
Pub Note:
The first American Geography. Revised from the school text "Geography Made Easy", published in 1784. Governor William Livingston of New Jersey contributed to the text, and Morse in return dedicated the book to him (Felcone). The two maps were engraved by Amos Doolittle who compiled the map of the northern states, while Joseph Purcell compiled the southern states map. Includes the errata leaf and the tipped in leaf of corrections at the end. Bound in full leather with "Morse's Geography" in gilt on spine.
pub_note
The first American Geography. Revised from the school text "Geography Made Easy", published in 1784. Governor William Livingston of New Jersey contributed to the text, and Morse in return dedicated the book to him (Felcone). The two maps were engraved by Amos Doolittle who compiled the map of the northern states, while Joseph Purcell compiled the southern states map. Includes the errata leaf and the tipped in leaf of corrections at the end. Bound in full leather with "Morse's Geography" in gilt on spine.
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Pub List No:
2894.000
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2894.000
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Pub Type:
Geography Book
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Geography Book
Pub Type
false
Pub Maps:
2
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2
Pub Maps
false
Pub Height cm:
21
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21
Pub Height cm
false
Pub Width cm:
12
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12
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Image No:
2894002
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2894002
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Download 1:
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<a href=https://www.davidrumsey.com/rumsey/download.pl?image=/D0006/2894002.sid target=_blank>Full Image Download in MrSID Format</a>
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Download 2:
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Authors:
Morse, Jedidiah
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Morse, Jedidiah
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Collection:
Rumsey Collection
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Rumsey Collection
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