North America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood

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Item Information

Title:
North America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood
Cartographer:
Bolton, Solomon, -approximately 1768
Cartographer:
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Engraver:
Seale, Richard William
Engraver:
Walker, Anthony, 1726-1765
Contributor:
Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767
Engraver:
Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773
Name on Item:
by the Sieur d'Anville ; greatly improved by Mr. Bolton ; engrav'd by R. W. Seale ; Gravelot, delin. ; Walker sculp.
Date:
[1774]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
North America (area)
Extent:
1 map on 4 sheets ; 83 x 87 cm, on sheets 59 x 70 cm and 54 x 44 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : [Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton [and others]]
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:6,250,000
Language:
English
Table of Contents:
North America, plate I
pl. II
North America, plate III
Part of North America, plate IV
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Shows provinces, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory.
Also shows shoals, banks, and other navigational hazards off the coast of Nova Scotia and in the Caribbean area.
From The universal dictionary of trade and commerce volume II / by Malachy Postlethwayt. 4th edition. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton [and others], 1774.
Includes inset of northeastern Canada, historical and descriptive notes, and text "Pursuant to the last Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris, Feb. 10, 1763."
Statements for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of trade & commerce at bottom of plates.
Boston Public Library lacking plate III.
Note about maps for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce in decorative cartouche in lower left.
Decorative title cartouche depicting a Native American woman, two children and flora and fauna of North America.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_017822A
06_01_017822B
06_01_017822C
Call #:
G3300 1774 .B65
Barcode:
39999085963294