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Description A general map of the northern British colonies in America : which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York / from the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland, and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map 1776.; Maps of North America. / Parts
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"As the Act directs." ''Note 2.'') From the author's The American military pocket atlas [1776], Plate IV. ''Note 3.'') Includes note. ''Note 4.'') National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard. ''Note 5.'') Prime meridian: London. ''Note 6.'') Relief shown pictorially.
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Map Div. 01-5333
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Phillips. Maps of America, p. 586
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institution QS:P195,Q219555
Author Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 -- Cartographer; Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) -- Publisher
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From The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division. http://maps.nypl.org

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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
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2-3-2004; updated 3-25-2011
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434913
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