America Septentrionalis a Domino d'Anville in Galliis edita nunc in Anglia coloniis in interiorem Virginiam deductis nec non Fluvii Ohio cursu aucta notis[que] geographicis et historicis illustrata [map] / sumptibus Homannianorum Heredum.

Author
Homann Erben (Firm) [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
  • Latin
  • German
Published/​Created
Noribergæ : Homannianorum Heredum, 1756.
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:6,300,000]. (W 95°00ʹ00ʺ--W 50°00ʹ00ʺ/N 55°00ʹ00ʺ--N 28°00ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 45 x 49 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Related name
Former owner
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Prime meridian: Ferro and London.
  • Place names and descriptive notes in English.
  • Differs from other copies in coloration and boundaries.
  • Georgia's boundary extends from St. John's River up "Alatamaha" River, along the lowest tributary shown, northward just to the west of "Cahuita," eastward just to the north of "Keeowee," and along the "Savana" River to the sea.
  • Includes German text relating to English and French territorial claims.
Provenance
Historic Maps copy 1 is from the estate of N. B. Fox, Class of 1899.
References
  • LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789 68
  • Lowery 424
LCCN
74692881
OCLC
5401777
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