significant_projects death_date death_place children birth_place nationality significant_design parents discipline birth_date spouse article_title education name
published created by an american the first map of the new united states 1822 new haven , connecticut william , sally , abel , mary , benjamin , jeremiah killingworth , connecticut american patented a lapidary machine invented a minting machine john and abigail inventor , cartographer february 1 , 1742 mary , lettice , rebecca , abel buell
 goldsmith apprentice abel buell
abel buell

abel buell -lrb- 1742 -- 1822 -rrb- , 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 .
