Map An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states.

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Title: An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states.
Contributor Names: Bowen, Emanuel, -1767.; Gibson, J. (John), active 1750-1792.; Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.
Created / Published: London, Printed for Robt. Sayer [1755?]
Subject Headings: - North America--Maps--Early works to 1800; - North America
Notes: - Scale ca. 1:550,000.; - Hand colored.; - Relief shown pictorially.; - Lowery 409; - LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 20; - Includes historical notes, notes on territorial claims, and insets of "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California."; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.; - LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing.; - Vault; - AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 700/2
Medium: col. map 102 x 92 cm. on 2 sheets 52 x 120 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location: G3300 1755 .B61
Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ar002001
Library of Congress Control Number: 73696820
Online Format: image
Description: Scale ca. 1:550,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Lowery 409 LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 20 Includes historical notes, notes on territorial claims, and insets of "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" and "The passage by land to California." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 700/2
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/73696820
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Bowen, Emanuel, -1767, J Gibson, and Robert Sayer. An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer ?, 1755] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/73696820/. (Accessed January 20, 2018.)

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Bowen, E., Gibson, J. & Sayer, R. (1755) An accurate map of North America. Describing and distinguishing the British, Spanish and French dominions on this great continent; exhibiting the present seat of war, and the French encroachments. Also all the West India Islands belonging to, and possessed by the several European princes and states. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/73696820/.

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