PUBLISHER: Published by Bowles & Carver. No. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard, London.
MEDIUM: Handcolored copper plate engraving,
DATE: undated, c.1799.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 25 x 20 1/4 (63.5 x 51.6 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: The title continues with "Together with an Accurate Plan of the Town, Harbour and Environs of Boston." <br><br> This uncommon map is a reduced version of Thomas Jeffreys' four-sheet map ". . .most inhabited part of New England. . . .." The Bowles versions were issued between 1765 and c.1800 and captured many of the various border disputes between the states. This fascinating bit of history is well described in "A Book of Old Maps" by Fite and Freeman. In this particular state Vermont is shown with a western boundary from the upper reaches of the Hudson River, northward along the eastern shore of Lake George to Lake Champlain. Vermont applied for admission into the United States in February of 1781 with this border in mind. This claim was rejected in February of 1782. Vermont was finally admitted as a state in 1791. It is quite unusual to see maps with this border configuration. Long Island is nicely displayed and the Long Island Sound is called "The Devils Belt."<br><br> A beautifully colored example of this map.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition with original color. Lower left corner of paper replaced not affecting the image.
REFERENCE: Tooley "America" #32 f.