A map of the British and French Dominions in North-America with the roads, distances, limits and extent of the Settlements


A map of the British and French Dominions in North-America with the roads, distances, limits and extent of the Settlements
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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
Creator:
Mitchell, John, 1711-1768
Creator:
Cóvens, Jean
Creator:
Mortier, Corneille, 1699-1783
Name on Item:
by Jn. Mitchell ; at Amsterdam. Printet for I. Cóvens and C. Mortier
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Det Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Danish Library)
Collection (local):
Det Kongelige Bibliotek (Royal Danish Library) Collection
Subjects:
North America
United States--Maps
Canada--Maps
Places:
North America
Extent:
1 map 135 x 191 cm, folded to 73 x 53 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
Dutch 1st edition.
Scale:
Scale of English Miles 69 to a Degree, 260 Miles [=16,1 cm]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Copperplate engraving.
4 insets: A new map of Hudson's Bay and Labrador, Plan de la Ville de Quebec, Plan du Port et Ville de Louisbourg dans l'Isle Royale and Plan of the Town of Halifax in Nova Scotia.
The map is folded, glued on paper and bound with canvas.
Edition determined according to: John Mitchell's Map of the British and French Dominions in North America / compiled and edited by Walther W Ristow from various published works of Lawrence Martin. - In: A la carte : selected papers on maps and atlases / compiled by Walter W. Ristow. - Washington : Library of Congress. 1972. - P. 102-113. - Center for Maps and Pictures IC 28 Cart.
Identifier:
ks000246