An accurate map of His Majesty's province of New-Hampshire in New England : taken from actual surveys of all the inhabited part, and from the best information of what is uninhabited, together with the adjacent countries, which exhibits the theatre of this war in that part of the world

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Title:
An accurate map of His Majesty's province of New-Hampshire in New England : taken from actual surveys of all the inhabited part, and from the best information of what is uninhabited, together with the adjacent countries, which exhibits the theatre of this war in that part of the world
Cartographer:
Blanchard, Joseph, -1758
Langdon, Samuel, 1723-1797
Engraver:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Name on Item:
by Col. Blanchard and the Revd. Mr. Langdon ; engraved by Thomas Jefferys, geographer to His Majesty
Date:
1761
Format:
Maps
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
New Hampshire--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Vermont--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Maine--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767
Places:
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 71 x 66 cm., on sheets 56 x 74 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0r96fq74n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Portsmouth, N.H. : [Publisher not identified]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:645,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows counties and townships in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: London.
1st state.
Inset: A general map of the River St. Lawrence above Montreal to Lake Ontario with the adjacent country on the west from Albany & Lake Champlain.
In decorative cartouche: "Dedicated to the Right Honourable Charles Townshend, His Majesty's Secretary at War."
Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 870
McCorkle, Barbara. New England in early printed maps, N761.1
Wheat & Brun. Maps and Charts published in America before 1800 (2nd ed.), 181
Identifier:
4000137_0042
4000137_0043
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000002831084

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