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British possessions in North America from Mr. Arrowsmith's Map of North America

Description

Map of Northern portion of North America, with little detail outside of colonies in Eastern North America. Showing broad highlights of separation between British and U.S. territories, mountain ranges, lakes and rivers, and some place names and anglo names for indigenous people.

Details
Title:

British possessions in North America from Mr. Arrowsmith's Map of North America

Creator:

Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826

Creator(s):

Hebert, L.
Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823.

Publisher(s):

Cadell & Davies Strand, & Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, Paternoster Row

Type:

cartographic

Genre:

Thematic maps

Subject(s):

Imperialism
Atlases.
Indigenous peoples.
colonialism
North America
1814

Date:

15 July 1814

Physical form:

1 map : colour ; 48 x 67 cm, on sheet 56 x 81 cm

Resolution:

600

Width (px):

19537

Height (px):

13784

Image orientation:

normal*

Colour space:

RGB

Scanning software:

ImageMill Imaging Library v3.000 2013

Note:

Scale 69.5 British Statute Miles to a Degree
Lake Nipissing looks like the Pokemon Ghastly
Originally published : A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities, exhibiting the various divisions of the world, with its chief empires, kingdoms and states, in sixty maps, carefully reduced from the largest and most authentic sources. Directed and superintended by John Pinkerton, author of Modern geography, &c.

Note:

"Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert"

Identifier (local):

WMC0028

Identifier (MD5):

3798c2518bd852998c0961352304e31c

Funding:

Material digitized as part of an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), awarded in 2018. For more information see: http://avptl.info.yorku.ca/academic-innovation-fund/ .

Continent:

North America

Coordinates:

56.031607, -89.172032

Rights/Usage:

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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