A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils

This map portrays North and South America at a very unusual angle, with north oriented towards the upper right corner. Colonies, Native American land, a few settlements, and some rivers and lakes are labeled. Although unlabeled, a string of lakes connected by a river spreads from Lake Superior to th...

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Main Author: Gibson, J. (John)
Language:English
Published: unknown 1780
Subjects:
Pacific
North West Passage
Online Access:http://cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/maps,17158
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spelling ftwisconsinhs:oai:cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org:maps/17158 2023-05-15T17:40:28+02:00 A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils Gibson, J. (John) Western Hemisphere W 120°--W 30°/N 70°--S 50v [London] 1780 ca. mounted on cloth 22 x 18 cm ca. 1:74,000,000 Reference Map JPEG2000 http://cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/maps,17158 English eng unknown http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=123696 Maps Collection We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. 1780 ftwisconsinhs 2017-02-27T09:51:38Z This map portrays North and South America at a very unusual angle, with north oriented towards the upper right corner. Colonies, Native American land, a few settlements, and some rivers and lakes are labeled. Although unlabeled, a string of lakes connected by a river spreads from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean; this is the hoped for North West Passage. The map itself is bare of adornment, but an elaborate border of flowers and grapes surround the title cartouche in the lower left corner. Other/Unknown Material North West Passage Wisconsin Historical Society: Turning Points in Wisconsin History Pacific
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description This map portrays North and South America at a very unusual angle, with north oriented towards the upper right corner. Colonies, Native American land, a few settlements, and some rivers and lakes are labeled. Although unlabeled, a string of lakes connected by a river spreads from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean; this is the hoped for North West Passage. The map itself is bare of adornment, but an elaborate border of flowers and grapes surround the title cartouche in the lower left corner.
author Gibson, J. (John)
spellingShingle Gibson, J. (John)
A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils
author_facet Gibson, J. (John)
author_sort Gibson, J. (John)
title A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils
title_short A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils
title_full A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils
title_fullStr A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils
title_full_unstemmed A Map of the New Continent According to its Greatest Diametrical Length from the River la Plata to Beyond the Lake of the Assiniboils
title_sort map of the new continent according to its greatest diametrical length from the river la plata to beyond the lake of the assiniboils
publisher unknown
publishDate 1780
url http://cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/maps,17158
op_coverage Western Hemisphere
W 120°--W 30°/N 70°--S 50v
[London]
geographic Pacific
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genre North West Passage
genre_facet North West Passage
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op_rights We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org.
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