Map of the United States of America Agreeable to the Peace of 1783
Map of the United States after the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Original title: A map of the United States of America agreeable to the peace of 1783. Hand colored map showing provincial boundaries, Indian villages and tribal territory, rivers and lakes, a few forts and place-names. Text on print: Engraved for Guthries new system of geography. Published in London in 1783. Names: William Darton (1755-1819) and William Guthrie (1708-1770). Source: Yale University Library.
In 1775, thirteen British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America started a war of independence against Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. Peace treaty was signed in Paris on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a 1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory.
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Map of the United States of America Agreeable to the Peace of 1783