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| Keywords: 1806 Cary Map of the Western Hemisphere ( North America and South America ) - Geographicus - America-cary-1806.jpg An exceptionally beautiful example of John Cary ™s important 1806 Map of North and South America Covers the entirety of the Western Hemisphere with a focus on North and South America In North America the fledgling United States extends westward only so far as the Mississippi River Florida is divided at the Apalachicola River into eastern and western sections West Florida ostensibly part of the Louisiana Purchase was claimed by the Spanish and remained under their control until 1812 East Florida remained under Spanish control until 1821 The South America portion of the map is notable for its excellent detail in the Amazon basin and the massive Spanish holdings extending from Panama south to Patagonia East of the Falkland ™s the mythical Aurora Island is noted All in all one of the most interesting and attractive atlas maps of the Western Hemisphere to appear in first years of the 19th century Prepared in 1805 by John Cary for issue in his magnificent 1808 New Universal Atlas 1806 dated Size in 20 75 18 5 object history credit line accession number America-cary-1806 Cary John <i>Cary's New Universal Atlas containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the World From the latest and best authorities extant </i> London Printed for J Cary Engraver and Map-seller No 181 near Norfolk Street Strand 1808 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by John Cary 1806 maps Old maps of the Americas | ||||
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