A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America : representing their rightful claim as confirmed by charters, and the formal surrender of their Indian friends; likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein

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A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America
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Title:
A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America : representing their rightful claim as confirmed by charters, and the formal surrender of their Indian friends; likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein
Creator:
Society of Anti-Gallicans
Publisher:
Herbert, William, 1718-1795
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Name on Item:
by a Society of Anti-Gallicans.
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
North America--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
Canada--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
Québec (Québec)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Québec
North America (area)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 40 x 50 cm., on sheet 46 x 85 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : Wm. Herbert ... & Robt. Sayer
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:7,200,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridians: Ferro and London.
Maps in margin: Plan of the harbour and town of Louisbourg on the isle of Cape Briton -- Plan of Chebucto Harbor -- [Western hemisphere] -- Fort Frederick built by the French at Crown or Scalp Point in the year 1731 -- Plan of Port Dauphin on the isle of Cape Briton -- Plan of the harbour of Annopolis Royal -- Plan of the town of Quebeck.
First state, outlining British claims across North America.
Identifier:
06_01_008157