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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints

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.

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Title
British colonies in North America drawn from the best authorities
Creator
Russell, J.
Publisher
London : Wilkie & Robinson, J. Mawman and the other proprietors
Date Issued
1811
Description
Copper-plate engraving, hand-coloured on some boundaries and edges. Bottom right corner reads "Russell sculpsit." Depicts major waterways and settlements.
Extent
1 map ; 39 x 45 cm
Geographic Location
North America
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
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
Collection
Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Date Available
2013-04-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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/
AIPUUID
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
DOI
10.14288/1.0023351
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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/