Carte generale des colonies angloises dans l'Amerique Septentrionale pour l'intelligence de la guerre presente : d'apres des manuscrit anglais par J.B. Nolin geographe : corrigé, augmenté des indications des principaux évenemens de la guerre avec le tracee des limites pour constituer le traité de paix proposé entre la Couronne de la Grande Bretagne et les Etats Unis, 1783
Description
Shows the boundaries established by the preliminary Treaty of Peace, signed 30 November 1782, and published prior to the signing of the formal Treaty on 3 September 1783. Includes a detailed plan of the Siege of Yorktown.
Dates
- 1783
Creator
- Phelipeau, René, active 1748-1784 (Creator, Person)
- Denis, Louis, 1725-1794 (Publisher, Person)
- Nolin, Jean Baptiste, 1686-1762 (Publisher, Person)
- Basset (Firm) (Contributor, Organization)
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 ; 50 x 70 cm
Language of Materials
French
Reference numbers
Client reference #249; WAG #289322
Provenance
Cohen and Taliaferro LLC, 5 June 2014.
Additional details
Scale approximately 1:5,000,000. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: [Ferro]. Insets: Suite de la Floride et la position des isles Lucayes et des Grandes Antilles -- Suplément qui représente la partie de la Virginie, ou se trouvent le theatre ou l'armé combinée des Francois et des Etats Unis a fait prisonnier le General Cornowalis le 19 Octobre 1781, et le plan d'attaque d'Yorck et de Glocester, par les Generaux Washincton et Rochambeau [title at top of inset: Le detail de la baye de Chesapeake / par L. Denis geographe et auteur du conducteur francois]. Includes historical notes.
Condition
Some foxing in margins, narrow top and bottom margins.
Created/Published
Paris : Chez Basset, 1783
- Maps (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Native Americans Subject Source: Local sources
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Yorktown (Va.) Subject Source: Naf
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository
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Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
