The United States of America with the British possessions of Canada, Novascotia, New Brunswick & New Foundland, divided with the French, also the Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, according to the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th of Jany. 1783 / true copy from the original, George W. Whistler, draftsman & asst. surveyor.

The map is a detail showing the Rainy River and western Great Lakes regions only, drawn by Whistler, copied from the 1794 map indicated in the title. Map is a different edition of "A. No.7" contained in the same House document, compared to which there are some place name and feature variations. Prim...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 25th Congress, 2nd session, no. 451.
Corporate Author: United States. Congress House (Issuing body)
Other Authors: Whistler, George W. (George Washington), 1800-1849 (Cartographer)
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : [United States House of Representatives], 1838.
Series:House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 25th Congress, 2nd session, no. 451.
Subjects:
Genre:
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of Ronald Dietz.
Physical Description:1 map ; 11 x 17 cm, on sheet 23 x 30 cm.
Variant Title:
United States of America with the British possessions of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, divided with the French, also the Spanish territories of Louisiana and Florida, according to the preliminary articles of peace signed at Versailles the 20th of Jany. 1783.
Cartographic Data:Scale not given
(W 95°27ʹ00ʺ--W 79°37ʹ00ʺ/N 50°26ʹ00ʺ--N 43°00ʹ00ʺ).
Format: Map

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