A Map of the British American Plantations extending from Boston in New England to Georgia, including all the back Settlements in the respective Provinces, as far as the Mississippi.

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Repository	Outer Banks History Center
Title	A Map of the British American Plantations extending from Boston in New England to Georgia, including all the back Settlements in the respective Provinces, as far as the Mississippi.
Date Published	1754
Date Depicted	1754
Creator - Individual	Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767. Bowen, Thomas, d. 1790.
Place of Publication	[London]
Caption	Below title: "By Eman: Bowen, Geogr: to His Majesty." Lower left corner: "Thos. Bowen Sc." Upper right margin: "July 1754."
Abstract	As the title indicates, the map portrays the British colonies in North America from New England to Georgia. Shows towns and forts. Rivers, inlets, and other physical landmarks are depicted and named; and the locations of Indian tribes are shown. Decorative illustration surrounding title.
Historical Note	This map was drawn by Emanuel Bowen (died 1767), geographer or mapmaker to King George II, and engraved by his son, Thomas Bowen (died 1790). It was initially published in the July 1749 issue of The London Magazine.
Bibliographic Note	This map was formerly classified as 33 MAP-O-48.
Reference	William P. Cumming, The Southeast in Early Maps, Third Edition. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1998. Map 272.
Related Item	Extracted from: The Gentleman's Magazine, July 1754.
OCLC	43213268
Type	Discovery and Exploration
Details	Decorative Illustrations Forts Lakes Mines and Mineral Deposits Mountains Native American Settlements
Subject - Geographic	Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. Atlantic Coast (North America) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Subject (tgm)	Bows (Archery) Indigenous peoples Monkeys
Places Depicted	United States
West Longitude	-93
East Longitude	-69.5
North Latitude	42.8
South Latitude	32.2
Scale	1:6,336,000
Size	22.2 x 27.9 cm.
Medium	Paper
Format	Maps
Language	English
Digital Collection	North Carolina Maps
Host	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sponsor	North Carolina Maps is made possible by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina.;
Call Number	MC.150.1754b, copy 2;MARS Id 3.3.636
Additional Copies	North Carolina State Archives
Call number, additional copies	MC.150.1754b

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A Map of the British American Plantations extending from Boston in New England to Georgia, including all the back Settlements in the respective Provinces, as far as the Mississippi.

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