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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 Mississipi / by Eman. Bowen Geogr. to His Majesty
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****MS notes indicate Gent. Mag. Volume 24, p. 321. ***** Publication date confirmed as 1754, map is listed in index of plates for Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 24, July 1754, p. 321. Cartouche: Native Americans. MS notes: Vol. 24 P.321 Map N. A. Eman Bowen 8-3/4 x 11 41119. Prime meridian: Ferro, London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: Cut 4/686 41119.
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