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British colonies in North America drawn from the best authorities Russell, J.
Description
Copper-plate engraving, hand-coloured on some boundaries and edges. Bottom right corner reads "Russell sculpsit." Depicts major waterways and settlements.
Item Metadata
| Title |
British colonies in North America drawn from the best authorities
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
London : Wilkie & Robinson, J. Mawman and the other proprietors
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| Date Issued |
1811
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| Description |
Copper-plate engraving, hand-coloured on some boundaries and edges. Bottom right corner reads "Russell sculpsit." Depicts major waterways and settlements.
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| Extent |
1 map ; 39 x 45 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
An earlier edition of the map can be found in An Atlas to Guthrie's System of Geography. London, 1800. Most likely from: Guthrie, William, James Ferguson, and John Knox. A System of Modern Geography [...]. London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington ... [and 25 others], 1811.
Information found in Maps in the atlases of the British Library: A Descriptive Catalogue (T.GUTH-7a). |
| Identifier |
mccormick_014
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| Date Available |
2013-04-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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| AIP UUID |
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0023351
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
CONTENTdm
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/