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A new & accurate map of North America Bowen Thomas, -1790
Description
1:40,000.000 ; (W 140 degreesW 0 degrees/N 85 degrees N 0 degrees).
Top central margin: "Engraved for Middletons Complete system of geography."
Probably from Charles Theodore Middleton's A new and complete system of geography.
Prime meridian: London.
Item Metadata
| Title |
A new & accurate map of North America
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| Creator | |
| Publisher |
[London] : [Printed for J. Cooke]
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| Date Created |
[1778]
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| Description |
1:40,000.000 ; (W 140 degreesW 0 degrees/N 85 degrees N 0 degrees).
Top central margin: "Engraved for Middletons Complete system of geography." Probably from Charles Theodore Middleton's A new and complete system of geography. Prime meridian: London. |
| Extent |
1 map : black and white ; 24.4 x 41.7 cm
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| Subject | |
| Genre | |
| Type | |
| File Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Copper engraving. Includes historical notes. Shows discoveries by explorers, territories of native peoples, and areas such as New Albion, important French, American, and Spanish settlements. Still notes the West Sea.
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| Identifier |
G3300 1778 .B68; G3300_1778_B68
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. G3300 1778 .B68
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| Date Available |
2015
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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 the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
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| Catalogue Record | |
| AIPUUID |
069612cb-18d5-454a-99ad-9f6b2adce171
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| FileUUID |
3268b22b-662d-41dc-be49-ed5a65dfa4fa
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0065907
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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 the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/