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Subject(s)

• Penmanship [Browse]
• Atlantic Ocean—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Great Britain—Colonies—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Europe, Western—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• North America—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Africa—Maps—Early works to 1800 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Maps [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Maps—Atlantic Ocean—1743 [Browse]
• Maps—Europe, Western—1743 [Browse]
• Maps—North America—1743 [Browse]
• Maps—Africa—1743 [Browse]

Related work(s)

Bickham, George, 1684-1758? British monarchy. Short description of the American colonies. [Browse]

Notes

• "N.B. All those countries, islands, forts, and settlements which are in the round-hand character, belong to the king."
• In upper right-hand corner: To follow Plate 7.
• From: A short description of the American colonies belonging to the Crown of Great Britain, in The British monarchy ... London : G. Bickham, [1743-1749].
• The British monarchy was issued in parts from 1743 to 1749; Bickham also engraved and issued The universal penman in parts from 1733-1741. cf. Tooley's dictionary of mapmakers, vol. 1, p. 135.

References

Chubb, T. Printed maps in the atlases of Great Britain CLXXVIII.1.

Other title(s)

King of Great Britain's dominions in Europe, Africa, and America

OCLC

74214980

Universal Product Code

• HM 2007-1

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