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Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 A topographical description of such parts of North America... [with] Map

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04176 Author/Creator: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 Place Written: London, England Type: Map Date: 1776 Pagination: 45, 16 p. : + map Height: 43.3 cm, Width: 27.8 cm Order a Copy

With "A Map of the Middle British Colonies in North America... 1776." Not in Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, but 41 (Sayer & Bennett, American Military Pocket Atlas, no.3) is based on these maps.

Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805

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