The United States of America laid down from the best Authorities, agreeable to the Peace of 1783. Published, April 3rd, 1783 by the Proprietor John Wallis, at his Map-Warehouse, Ludgate Street London.
Creator: Wallis, J. (John), -1818Publisher: Wallis, J. (John), -1818Language: EnglishRegion Depicted: AlabamaArkansasConnecticutDelawareEastern CanadaEastern United StatesFloridaGeorgiaGreat Lakes Region (North America)IllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMaritime ProvincesMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyNew York (State)Newfoundland and LabradorNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsinMap Type: GeographicalPolitical mapsDimensions: Map: 46 x 55 cm on sheet: 51.5 x 62 cm
Printing Process: EngravingMaterial Type: PaperHistorical Context: The political independence of the United States was celebrated in several maps published during the Revolution and, like this one, during the Anglo-American peace negotiations. This map weds the territory of the new republic to its high ideals, expressed in the allegorical title-cartouche.
OCLC: 841170900
Accession Number: OS-1783-3
See Also: A New Map of the United States of America, from the best authorities.Donor: OsherSubjects: American Revolution, 1775-1783Colonial settlements in AmericaColonialismIndigenous locationsNative American tribesSettler-colonialismImage Number: 853.0001
