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Title

A New map of North America, with the British, French, Spanish, Dutch & Danish dominions on that great continent; and the West India Islands, according to the Definitive Treaty concluded at Paris 10 February 1763 with great improvements from the Sieurs d'Anville & Robert [cartographic material] 

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Item (linked) part of

North America [cartographic material] (R11981-5-5-E)

Date(s)

ca. 1763

Place

London

Place of creation

England

Extent

1 map : hand col. ; 56 x 93 cm on sheet 68 x 96 cm.

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Map shows the area from Baffin Bay to the Caribbean and from the east coast of North America to the California peninsula. Rivers, settlements and political divisions are named, topography and vegetation are illustrated. Articles of the Treaty of 1763 and numerous descriptive notes such as explorer routes cover the map. The provinces and colonies are outlined by differently coloured boundary lines.

Conditions of access

Cartographic material
90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist.
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC133359
90: Open
Item no. (creator)
Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection Item #197
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
197 Item no. assigned by LAC 197
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R11981-415-2-E
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H2/1000/[ca 1765]

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.

Additional name(s)

Cartographer: Anville, Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782.
Cartographer: Robert de Vaugondy, Didier, 1723-1786.

Additional information

Depths shown by soundings.

Longitude west from London.

Includes decorative title cartouche.

Includes 10 insets of the following harbours: St. John's Harbour. 6 x 5 cm ; Boston. 6 x 5 cm ; [Staten Island] 6 x 5 cm ; [Long Island with New York Ashley and Cooper River]. 6 x 5 cm ; Port Royal Harbour. 6 x 5 cm ; Bay and City of Havana. 6 x 5 cm ; Bay of Porto Bella .6 x 5 cm ; La Vera Cruz. 6 x 5 cm ; Cartagena Habour and Forts. 6 x 10 cm ; The Port Acapulco. 6 x 10 cm.

Includes legend entitled " North America is divided into the continents & the Islands" with sub headings: The Continent is Divided as follows - The Isalnds are commonly divided into 6 Articles.

The map includes various Articles of the Definitive Treaty. This map refers, both in the title and in panels of text set within the map, to the territorial settlement made at the end of the French and Indian War.

"Printed for Robt. Sayer Map and Printseller at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street".

The following manuscript note appears in the bottom margin: " New Galicia, is the province of Gudalajara, lyes N of the Kingdom of Mechoacan".

On verso "6" with note N. America with improvements from Sieurs d'Anvile & Roberts from Lat.N 40 to 78 meridian, London.

Relief shown pictorially.

Custodial history
Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Cartographic math data
Scale indeterminate (W 180° --W 0°/N 52°--N 0°)

Availability of other formats note
The microfiche version is NMC 133359.

Subject heading

1. North America - Maps - Early works to 1800.
2. Northern hemisperhe - Maps - Early works to 1800.
3. Western hemisphere - Maps - Early works to 1800.
4. Treaty of Paris (1763) .

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO 22082

MIKAN no.

3959814