A new and correct map of North America, with the West India Islands : divided according to the last Treaty of Peace, concluded at Paris the 20th of Jan. 1783 wherein are particularly distinguished the Thirteen Provinces wich [sic] compose the United States of North America, 1784
Scope and Contents
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
- 1784
Creator
- Lotter, Matthäus Albrecht, 1741-1810 (Creator, 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
4 Sheets : 1 map on 4 sheets : hand colored ; 100 x 112 cm, on sheets 51 x 57 cm
Language of Materials
English
Reference numbers
Client reference #39; WAG #289179
Provenance
Cohen & Taliaferro LLC, 28 June 2006.
Additional details
Scale [ca. 1:6,750,000]. Relief shown pictorially. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro and London. "N.B. The letters E, F, S, D, Da, annexed to the names of the islands, denote them to belong either to the English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Danes, &c." Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay -- The passage by land to California discover'd by Father Eusebius Francis Kino a Jesuit; between the years 1698 and 1701.
Condition
Some maps with very light soiling and creasing to edges.
Created/Published
[Augsburg?] : Mathew Albert and George Frederic Lotter, 1784
- Maps (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- North America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
