A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto by Henry Popple: Nouvelle Carte Particuliere de l'Amerique

Author After Henry Popple British

Engraver Johann Conrad Back German

1756 (?)

Not on view

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Title: A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch Settlements adjacent thereto by Henry Popple: Nouvelle Carte Particuliere de l'Amerique
Author: After Henry Popple (British, died 1743)
Engraver: Johann Conrad Back (German, active 1755–61)
Date: 1756 (?)
Medium: Engraving with additions in brown chalk
Dimensions: Plate: 20 1/2 × 18 7/8 in. (52 × 48 cm)
Sheet: 24 7/16 × 21 7/16 in. (62 × 54.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1401
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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