Format Map
Contributors Homann Erben (Firm)
Dates 1756
Location North America
Language Latin
Subjects North America
Title
America Septentrionalis a Domino d'Anville in Galliis edita nunc in Anglia. Coloniis in interiorem Virginiam deductis nec non Fluvii Ohio cursu aucta notisque geographicis et historicis illustrata.
Description
Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.
Hand colored.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: Ferro and London.
Place names and descriptive notes in English.
Differs from other copies in coloration and boundaries.
Colors do not agree with legend. Boundary of Georgia extends from St. John's River up "Altamaha" River to and along the lowest tributary shown, north to the mountains, east to "Keeowee," and southeast to Savannah.
Engraving in cartouche differs slightly from other copies.
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 68
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Includes German text relating to English and French territorial claims.
col. map 46 x 51 cm.
Creator
Homann Erben (Firm)
Created Published
Noribergæ, 1756.
Subject Headings
-  North America
-  North America.
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:6,500,000.
-  Hand colored.
-  Relief shown pictorially.
-  Prime meridian: Ferro and London.
-  Place names and descriptive notes in English.
-  Differs from other copies in coloration and boundaries.
-  Colors do not agree with legend. Boundary of Georgia extends from St. John's River up "Altamaha" River to and along the lowest tributary shown, north to the mountains, east to "Keeowee," and southeast to Savannah.
-  Engraving in cartouche differs slightly from other copies.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 68
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Includes German text relating to English and French territorial claims.
Medium
col. map 46 x 51 cm.
Call Number
G3300 1756 .H62
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
g3300 ar006802 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ar006802
Library of Congress Catalog Number
75693500
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