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A MAP/ Exhibiting all the New Discoveries/ in the Interior Parts of/ NORTH AMERICA,/ Inscribed by Permission/ To the honourable Governor AND Company OF Adventurers OF England/ TRADING INTO HUDSONS BAY...
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A MAP/ Exhibiting all the New Discoveries/ in the Interior Parts of/ NORTH AMERICA,/ Inscribed by Permission/ To the honourable Governor AND Company OF Adventurers OF England/ TRADING INTO HUDSONS BAY...

Date1802
Cartographer 1750 - 1823
Engraver 1750 - 1823
Publisher 1750 - 1823
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving with period hand color on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 50 x 62in. (127 x 157.5cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2011-102
DescriptionThe text in the upper center reads: "A MAP/ Exhibiting all the New Discoveries/ in the Interior Parts of/ NORTH AMERICA,/ Inscribed by Permission/ To the honourable Governor AND Company OF Adventurers OF England/ TRADING INTO HUDSONS BAY/ In testimony of their liberal Communications/ To their most Obedient/ and very Humble Servant,/ A. Arrowsmith/ N.o 24 Rathbone Place./ January 1.st 1795/ Additions to 1802."

The lower margin reads: "London. Published 1 Jan. 1795 by A. Arrowsmith N.o 24 Rathbone Place. Additions to 1802/ London. Published 1 Jan. 1795 by A. Arrowsmith N.o 24 Rathbone Place. Additions to 1802/ London. Published 1 Jan. 1795 by A. Arrowsmith N.o 24 Rathbone Place. Additions to 1802"Label TextArrowsmith's 1802 map was considered the most comprehensive and up-to-date map of the period. First published in 1795, it was revised several times to reflect new geographical findings from contemporary expeditions. It was the 1802 edition of this map that provided much of the information used in the planning of the Lewis and Clark expedition. It was also included in the selected library that accompanied the explorers.ProvenanceBefore 2011, Donald A. Heald Rare Books, Prints, and Maps (New York, NY); 2011-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).