Abel Buell (1742–1822; born in Killingworth, Connecticut) was a goldsmith, jewelry designer, engraver, surveyor, type manufacturer, mint master, textile miller, and counterfeiter in the American colonies. In 1784, Buell published A New and correct Map of the United States of North America Layd down from the latest Observations and best Authorities agreeable to the Peace of 1783; it was the first map of the new United States created by an American.

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  • Abel Buell (1742–1822; born in Killingworth, Connecticut) was a goldsmith, jewelry designer, engraver, surveyor, type manufacturer, mint master, textile miller, and counterfeiter in the American colonies. In 1784, Buell published A New and correct Map of the United States of North America Layd down from the latest Observations and best Authorities agreeable to the Peace of 1783; it was the first map of the new United States created by an American.
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  • 1822 (xsd:integer)
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  • Inventor, cartographer
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  • Goldsmith apprentice
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  • Abel Buell
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  • Published the first map of the new United States created by an American
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  • Patented a lapidary machine Invented a minting machine
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  • Published the first map of the new United States created by an American
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  • Abel Buell (1742–1822; born in Killingworth, Connecticut) was a goldsmith, jewelry designer, engraver, surveyor, type manufacturer, mint master, textile miller, and counterfeiter in the American colonies. In 1784, Buell published A New and correct Map of the United States of North America Layd down from the latest Observations and best Authorities agreeable to the Peace of 1783; it was the first map of the new United States created by an American.
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  • Abel Buell
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