Samuel Dunn, Map of the British Empire in North America, Engraving
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Title: Map of the British Empire in North America; By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician.
Artist: Samuel Dunn
Publisher: London: Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street.
Reference: Stevens & Tree, "Comparative Cartography" 53a
Copper plate engraving, 1774.
Image size 18 3/4 x 11 7/8" (30 x 47.4 cm).
This handsome map shows the geo-political boundaries of North America. The southern colonies all show open western borders. The map gives great detail between the Appalachians, Alleghanies and the Mississippi River, noting forts, rivers and many Native American tribes. First state of four.
First state of four. This map differs from later states of the map in that it lacks an engraved title cartouche and includes a very different Florida configuration and has not been updated with Carver's surveys.
Artist: Samuel Dunn
Publisher: London: Printed for Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street.
Reference: Stevens & Tree, "Comparative Cartography" 53a
Copper plate engraving, 1774.
Image size 18 3/4 x 11 7/8" (30 x 47.4 cm).
This handsome map shows the geo-political boundaries of North America. The southern colonies all show open western borders. The map gives great detail between the Appalachians, Alleghanies and the Mississippi River, noting forts, rivers and many Native American tribes. First state of four.
First state of four. This map differs from later states of the map in that it lacks an engraved title cartouche and includes a very different Florida configuration and has not been updated with Carver's surveys.
Condition
Condition: Good condition. Original Outline color. No tears or stains.
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Samuel Dunn, Map of the British Empire in North America, Engraving
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