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English: Covers Canada east of Lake Superior and south of James Bay; covers U.S. north of Albemarle Bay (N.C.). Relief shown pictorially. Third state. Meridians numbered eastward from unspecified prime (Montréal at 305⁰E). Believed to be the earlist map to use the name United States of America (in any language). Watermarked (unclear wording with pointed cross at center of embellished circle with pendant cross). Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes Newfoundland inset and pictorial title cartouche. LC copy trimmed, annotated in faded ink to show names and boundaries in New England, annotated "Carte 21" in ink on verso, probably removed from atlas. Vault Acquisitions control no.: 99-14
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Carte du Canada et des Etats-Unis de l'Amérique Septentrionale
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G3400 1778 .R6
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Source https://www.loc.gov/item/99442642/
Author Robert De Vaugondy, Gilles; Fortin, J. (Jean)
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Canada · United States
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Military Battles And Campaigns · American Memory · Catalog · Geography And Map Division · American Revolution And Its Era: Maps And Charts Of North America And The West Indies, 1750-1789
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Canada · Maps · Early Works To 1800 · United States

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