COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
New Map of North America.
Obj Height cm:
33
Obj Width cm:
36
Scale 1:
17,424,000
Note:
Map in color with the majority in outline color and the Midwest in full color. Stretches to Baffin Bay in the north.
Reference:
Howes C215.
Full Title:
A New Map of North America, From the Latest Discoveries. 1778. Engrav'd for Carvers Travels.
List No:
0131.001
Series No:
2
Pub Date:
1781
Pub Title:
Travels Through The Interior Parts Of North America, In The Years 1766, 1767, And 1768. By J. Carver, Esq. Captain Of A Company Of Provincial Troops During The Late War With France. Illustrated With Copper Plates, Coloured. The Third Edition. To which is added, Some Account Of The Author, And A Copious Index. London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry; H. Payne, in Pall-mall; and J. Phillips, in George-Yard, Lombard-Street. MDCCLXXXI. (with 2 maps).
Pub Reference:
Howes C215.
Pub Note:
3rd and best edition. With two important maps: A New Map of North America, From the Latest Discoveries 1778 (shows the proposed eleven numbered territories west of Pennsylvania) and A Plan of Captain Carver's Travels in the interior Parts of North America in 1766 and 1767.
Pub List No:
0131.000
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
21
Pub Width cm:
13
Image No:
0131001
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 1998
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
C. Dilly
Type:
Book Map
Country:
United States
Publication Author:
Carver, Jonathan
Pub Type:
Exploration Book
Author:
Carver, Jonathan
Date:
1781
New Map of North America.
