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Feb 01, 1742 Killingworth, Connecticut, United States Died on 01 Jan 1822 (aged 79)
Published the first map of the new United States created by an American
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About Abel Buell
- Abel Buell (1742–1822), born in Killingworth, Connecticut, was a goldsmith, silversmith, jewelry designer, engraver, surveyor, printer, 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.
- He was also an inventor.
- He invented a lapidary machine to cut and polish gems, a minting machine that could product 120 coins per minute, and machines for planting onions and corn.
- He was the first man to design and cast type in the United States.
