A plan of the sea coast from Gage Point to Cumberland Cape including Dartmouth and Granby Bays with the coal mines in that extent taken from the large survey of the island of Cape Britain survey'd agreable to the orders and instructions of the right honble. the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations

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Title:
A plan of the sea coast from Gage Point to Cumberland Cape including Dartmouth and Granby Bays with the coal mines in that extent taken from the large survey of the island of Cape Britain survey'd agreable to the orders and instructions of the right honble. the Lords Commissioners of Trade and Plantations
Contributor:
Goldfrap, John George
Creator:
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801
Name on Item:
by Samuel Holland esqr surveyor general for the northern district of North America &c.
Date:
[1767]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Natural resources--Nova Scotia--Maps
Cape Breton Island (N.S.)--Maps
Fort William (N.S.)--Maps
Places:
Canada > Nova Scotia (province) > Cape Breton Island (island)
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 53.5 x 112 cm
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Scale:
Scale 1:49,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Enclosed in: Holland to Gage, July 2, 1767.
Additional information at left of plan: Drawn for his excellency the honble. Major General Thos. Gage commander in chief of his majesty's forces in America &c by Ensn. George Goldfrap of the 60th Regt.
Identifies ruins of Fort William and various outcrops and burning mines of coal.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
8237
Barcode:
B1938084