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A New and correct map of the British colonies in North America comprehending eastern Canada with the province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Government of Newfoundland : with the adjacent states of New England, Vermont, New York ...

Description

This is a 1794 map of northeastern North America from eastern Canada to Maryland. It shows degrees of latitude and longitude, sea banks, boundaries of states, waterways, and native American settlements. Decorative cartouche includes a beaver.

Details
Title:

A New and correct map of the British colonies in North America comprehending eastern Canada with the province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Government of Newfoundland : with the adjacent states of New England, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Creator(s):

Laurie & Whittle

Publisher(s):

Laurie & Whittle

Language

eng

Type:

cartographic

Genre:

Maps

Date:

12 May 1794

Date of publication:

1794-05-12

Subject(s):

Discovery and exploration
Colonization
Settlements
Rivers
Lakes & ponds
North America
Canada
United States
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Vermont
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
1794

Extent:

1 map : colour ; 46 x 64 cm, on sheet 53 x 73 cm

Physical form:

Maps

Resolution:

600

Width (px):

17703

Height (px):

12996

Image orientation:

normal*

Colour space:

RGB

Scanning software:

ImageMill Imaging Library v3.000 2013

Note:

Relief shown pictorially.
Shows degrees of latitude and longitude, sea banks, boundaries of states, waterways, and native American settlements.
Includes historical notes.

Note:

Scale approximately 1:3,700,000.

Identifier (local):

WMC0056

Identifier (MD5):

cedf8e857259f4f24ae342e66e836956

Funding:

Material digitized as part of an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), awarded in 2018. For more information see: http://avptl.info.yorku.ca/academic-innovation-fund/ .

Country:

Canada

Continent:

North America

Coordinates:

46.692865, -66.350780

Rights/Usage:

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Map

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