A draught of a route from Québec to Fort Halifax on the River Kennebec and back again to Québec by the rivers Chaudière and Kennebec in forty four days taken by order of his excellency Brigadier General James Murray governour of Québec &c. to inspect into the communications between two colonies of Canada and New England : Québec July 25th, 1761

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Title:
A draught of a route from Québec to Fort Halifax on the River Kennebec and back again to Québec by the rivers Chaudière and Kennebec in forty four days taken by order of his excellency Brigadier General James Murray governour of Québec &c. to inspect into the communications between two colonies of Canada and New England : Québec July 25th, 1761
Contributor:
Shaw, Alexander, Lieutenant
Creator:
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Name on Item:
by Lieut. John Montresor engr. assisted by Lieut. Shaw of the 2th Battn. of the Royal American Regt.
Date:
July 25, 1761
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Chaudière River (Québec)--Maps
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps
Places:
Canada > Quebec (province) > Chaudière, Rivière (river)
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 51.5 x 72.3 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale 1:125,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map of the area showing the area just north of Moosehead Lake including the several portages on the Chaudière River route.
Map is sheet 44 of the Murray Atlas of Canada and sheet 16 of its series.
Map as well as sheets 45-48 are components of an inset map on key map sheet 16.
Identifier:
185
Barcode:
B3522649