L'Amerique divisée en septentrionale et méridionale, subdivisée en ses principales parties, dressée sur les relations les plus récentes, 1783

Item — Drawer: 122 : L : 2

Identifier: 2020-IL-001-055

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates

1783

Creator

Brion de la Tour, Louis, 1743-1803 (Creator, Person)
Jaillot, Alexis Hubert, 1632?-1712 (Contributor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

1 Sheets : 1 map : hand colored ; 107 x 130 cm.

Language of Materials

French

Additional Description

Reference numbers

Client reference #167; WAG #289302

Provenance

Martayan Lan Augustyn Inc., 14 April 2005.

Additional details

Scale [ca. 1:15,000,000]. A restrike of a Jaillot map originally published in 1695, updated to reflect the Treaty of Paris in the cartouche and to depict the early borders of the United States. Also shows exploration routes. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. In upper right: Dressée sur les relations les plus recentes par le Sr. Jaillot. Corrigee en 1782. A Paris chez le Sr. Desnos. In French.