Map Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, with the French and Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, as settled by the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th. Jany. 1783. Copy 1

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Title

  • Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, with the French and Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, as settled by the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th. Jany. 1783.

Names

  • Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.

Created / Published

  • London, 1784.

Headings

  • -  United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States
  • -  Canada

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridian: Ferro and London.
  • -  Includes historic notes, listing of "The 13 United States of America," and inset "Article III."
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 745
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2
  • -  Copy 1 has land areas colored in pink, yellow, and green.
  • -  Copy 2 has land areas colored in pink, yellow, and green; some boundaries in red; New England States colored as one.
  • -  Copy 3 has land areas colored in brown; boundaries in green.

Medium

  • col. map 47 x 51 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3700 1783 .B64

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71005456

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bowles, Carington. Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, with the French and Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, as settled by the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th. Jany. London, 1783. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005456/.

APA citation style:

Bowles, C. (1783) Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, with the French and Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, as settled by the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th. Jany. London. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005456/.

MLA citation style:

Bowles, Carington. Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, with the French and Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, as settled by the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th. Jany. London, 1783. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71005456/>.