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Thomas Kitchin1762 Map of North America1762
1762
$1,500
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"An Accurate Map of the British Empire in North America as settled by the Prelimmnaries in 1762" by well-known British map maker Thomas Kitchin. Shows the British Colonies in North America with an inset showing the Delta to the Mississippi River. This 254-year-old original, engraved map documents the outcome of Great Britain's victory against France in the French and Indian War. The map states the following: "The Countries Shaded with Lines are those formally claimed or pofsess'd by France and Spain and are now absolutely ceeded & guaranteed to Great Britain."
Engraved and published in London 1762. Beautifully hand-colored and with interesting topographical and historical details, including "New South Wales", "James Bay", "Labrador", "New Britain", "Adirondaks", "New Found Land", "Great Bay of the Esquinmaux", the Grand Banks and more.
The insert shows a chart Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico.
Thomas Kitchin (1718–1784) was an important English engraver and cartographer, who became hydrographer to the king. He was also a writer, who wrote a history of the West Indies. He was born in Southwark, and was apprenticed to cartographer Emanuel Bowen in 1732. Kitchin died in June 1784 and is buried in St Alban's Cathedral.
Details
- ArtistThomas Kitchin (1710, British)
- Creation Year1762
- DimensionsHeight: 8.5 in. (21.59 cm)Width: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- Medium
- Movement & Style
- Period1760-1769
- Condition
- Gallery LocationNew York, NY
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