L'Amerique divisée en ses principaux États

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L'Amerique divisée en ses principaux États
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Title:
L'Amerique divisée en ses principaux États
Title (alt.):
Amerique divisée en ses principaux États
Description:
This general map of the Americas, produced in Paris in 1788, depicts the political divisions in North America just after the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783. The Treaty effectively ended the American Revolutionary War. The United States is comprised of land east of the Mississippi River, while Great Britain controls Canada and Spain controls Louisiana, Mexico, Florida and western North America. Also depicted is a large inset of the Canadian Arctic, and another two insets of Caribbean islands, in addition to an elaborately illustrated cartouche.
Creator:
Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794
Publisher:
Lattré, Jean
Name on Item:
dressée d'après des cartes de Mr. Bonne.
Date:
1788
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
North America (area)
South America
Mesoamerica (area)
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 72 x 100 cm, sheets 73 x 52 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
A Paris : Chez Lattré
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:14,000,000]
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Map of the Americas designed to show the political divisions in North America immediately following the Treaty of Paris.
Relief shown pictorially.
Insets: Supplement pour le Nord de L'Amerique ; Isle de la Martinique ; Isle St. Domingue.
Elaborate cartouche in lower left.
Identifier:
06_01_008525