A map of the lakes & Hudsons Bay


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Item Information

Title:
A map of the lakes & Hudsons Bay
Contributor:
McCarty, Richard, -1781
Creator:
Henry, Alexander, 1739-1824
Name on Item:
by Alexander Henry the elder 1775
Date:
[1775]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Manitoba--Maps
Ontario--Maps
Lake Winnipeg (Manitoba)--Maps
Places:
CanadaProvince of Manitoba (province)
CanadaOntario (province)
CanadaProvince of Manitoba (province)Lac Winnipeg (lake)
Extent:
1 ms. map on 2 sheets ; ca. 64 x 134 cm
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:1,393,920.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Title from verso.
Another note on verso: Map taken out of Capt Mc Cartys chest.
The two maps seem to have originally been cataloged together, but they do not match exactly.
Shows Lake Winnipeg and lands to the north and west with numerous notations about the lakes and land and showing locations associated with Henry's winter camps.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
8345
Barcode:
B1937678