Book Description

Map of the British Colonies in North America from the best Authorities Engraved by John Russell and published by Rivington, Wilkie and others, London 1818 for an Atlas to Guthrie’s Geographical Grammar. On paper size 25 by 21 cm. Some colouring to the coasts and rivers, probably contemporary. Includes the USA south to the Delaware River and the Bay of Monterey. Several areas have names which have long since disappeared: New Cornwall, New Hanover and New Georgia appear on the Pacific coast; South Wales and New South Wales are adjacent to Hudson’s Bay. The sea as seen by McKenzie in 1789 appears by the 70th parallel and tralls to the Rockies and beyond are maked in outline.The map has a piano key style border with latitude and longitude along each edge. Has been folded. Good to VG condition
Author Russell
Date 1818
Publisher Rivington, Wilkie and others
Illustrator Russell
Condition Good to VG

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