Creator | Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766 |
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Publisher | Fortin, J. (Jean), 1740-1817 |
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Date | 1778 |
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Scale | Scale [ca. 1:3,800,000] |
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Language | French |
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Location | George Washington's Mount Vernon |
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Collection (local) | Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon |
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Subjects | - Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
- United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
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Places | - Canada
- North and Central America
- United States
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Extent | 1 map: hand col. ; 47 x 67 cm. |
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Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Notes | - Covers Canada east of Lake Superior and south of James Bay; covers U.S. north of Albemarle Bay (N.C.).
- Relief shown pictorially.
- Meridians numbered eastward from unspecified prime (Montréal at E 305°).
- Believed to be the earliest map to use the name United States of America (in any language).
- Inset: Supplément pour l'Isle de Terre-Neuve.
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