North America, and the West Indies; a new map, wherein the British Empire and its limits, according to the definitive treaty of peace, in 1763, are accurately described, and the dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French, & other European States. The whole compiled from all the new surveys, and authentic memoirs that have hitherto appeared.

North America, and the West Indies; a new map, wherein the British Empire and its limits, according to the definitive treaty of peace, in 1763, are accurately described, and the dominions possessed by the Spaniards, the French, & other European States. The whole compiled from all the new surveys, and authentic memoirs that have hitherto appeared. Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793. cartographic Maps. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026387 London [1774?] eng "Following the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which officially marked the end of the French and Indian War, the major European colonial powers divided North America. Article VII of the 1763 treaty, prominently displayed in the lower right corner of this map, established the boundary between French and British territory on the continent as "a line drawn along the middle of the River Mississippi." The colonial boundaries shown on this map, as determined by the treaty, reflect the legally-recognized British possession of the territory east of the Mississippi River. Earlier maps, such as A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America, with the Roads, Distances, Limits, and Extent of the Settlements (made by John Mitchell in 1755), had asserted such claims, but at that time they still were contested by France and Spain. This map is hand-colored, with relief shown pictorially. It includes historical notes, "Extract of the treaties of peace, proclamations &c. relative to America & the West Indies," and two inset maps of Canada: "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay" in the upper left, and "A map of the country between Montreal, Albany and Oswego" in the lower left. The map depicts provincial boundaries, towns and cities, Indian villages and tribal territories, forts, some roads, portages, waterfalls, and some industries. It also shows coastal shoals and banks, and routes of navigation and navigational hazards in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean." Hand colored. Includes historical notes, "Extract of the treaties of peace, proclamations &c. relative to America & the West Indies," "A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay," and "A map of the country between Montreal, Albany and Oswego." Relief shown pictorially. Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, British--America--Maps--Early works to 1800. North America--Maps--Early works to 1800. North America. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ar009900