A map of the British and French dominions in North America : with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, and the other Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations
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Item Information
- Title:
- A map of the British and French dominions in North America : with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, and the other Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations
- Cartographer:
- Mitchell, John, 1711-1768
- Engraver:
- Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784
- Bookseller:
- Millar, Andrew, 1705-1768
- Name on Item:
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by their Lordships most obliged and very humble servant, Jno. Mitchell. Tho: Kitchin, sculp.
- Date:
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[1755]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
- New-York Historical Society
- Collection (local):
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New-York Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
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Indians of North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
France--Colonies--North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
England--Colonies--North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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United States
North America (area)
Canada
- Extent:
- 1 map on 8 sheets : col., joined ; 135 x 191 cm, on sheets 72 x 51 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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[London] :
Publish'd by the Author Febry. 13th. 1755 according to Act of Parliament, and sold by And. Miller [sic], opposite Katherine [sic] Street in the Strand
- Scale:
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Scale [ca. 1:2 000 000]
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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https://library.nyu.edu/persistent/lcn/nyu_aleph004281900?institution=NYU&persistent
- Notes:
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Relief shown pictorially.
Dedication: Humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax and the other Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations.
First impression of 1st ed.--Kershaw.
Cartouche includes sketch of small port, and symbols of economic activity such as fishing nets, beaver, corn.
Inset: A New map of Hudson's Bay and Labrador from the late surveys of those coasts.
Shows forts, fortifications, and Indian towns and forts.
Prime meridian: London.
- Notes (date):
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This date is inferred.
- Notes (citation):
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LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 37
Holmden, H.R. Catalogue of maps, plans and charts, 267
Kershaw, K.A. Early printed maps of Canada, 349
- Identifier:
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78539_MitchellMapOfNorthAmerica