Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Map of the United States in North America with the British, French, and Spanish Dominions adjoining, according to the Treaty of 1783.

Barcode: 852

Image Number: 852.0001

Creator: Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: London

Notes: Note: "By Thos. Kitchin, Senr. Hydrographer to his Majesty." Note below neat line: "Published by T. Cadell according to Act of Parliament May 1st. 1783."

Brief Description: Map of the United States east of the Mississippi River, and Eastern Canada.

Physical Description: 1 map: colored, illustrated

Publisher: Cadell, Thomas, 1773-1836

Date/Date Range Published: May 1st, 1783

Language: English

Region Depicted: AlabamaArkansasConnecticutDelawareEastern CanadaEastern United StatesFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMaineMaritime ProvincesMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew HampshireNew JerseyNew York (State)Newfoundland and LabradorNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeVermontVirginiaWest VirginiaWisconsin

Map Type: GeographicalPolitical maps

Dimensions: Map: 41 x 51 cm on sheet: 43.5 x 54 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Historical Context: This map was one of the first to be published after the American Revolution. It presents the former colonies, early settlements, forts, Indian villages and fishing banks.

OCLC: 166636484

Donor: Osher

Subjects: American Revolution, 1775-1783Colonial settlements in AmericaColonialismIndigenous locationsNative American tribesSettler-colonialism

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/852.0001