Detail View: JCB Map Collection: [A] chorographical map of the northern department of North America drawn from the latest and most accurate observations
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Accession Number:
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28159
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File Name:
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28159-000
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Call number:
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Cabinet Ca778 /2
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Map title:
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[A] chorographical map of the northern department of North America drawn from the latest and most accurate observations
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Place of Publication:
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New Haven
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Publication date:
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1778
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Map size height:
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52 cm.
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Map size width:
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64 cm.
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Item description:
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Engraved map, colored
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Geographical description:
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Map of northeastern North America oriented with north toward the lower left. At upper right, 23-line engraved explanation of various land grants.
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Cartobibliographic notes:
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Attributed to Bernard Romans.
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References:
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JCBAR 38:16-18; Phillips, Bernard Romans, no. 14; Wheat & Brun, no. 147; BMPM 1/448; Phillips, Maps:590 (reprint); McCorkle, B. New England in Early Printed Maps, 778.17
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Historical notes:
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When Romans engraved this map, the boundaries of New Hampshire, Vermont, and part of New York were in dispute. He provided considerable detail about property ownership. His map is the first time Vermont is named on a map.
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Scale 1:
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768,000
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Normalized date:
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1778
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LC bibliographic number:
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53846588
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Creator:
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Romans, Bernard, 1741?-ca. 1784
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