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Title

British possessions in North America [cartographic material]  

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Item (linked) part of

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

Date(s)

July 15th 1814

Place of creation

England

Publisher

Cadell & Davies ; Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme

Extent

1 map : hand col. outline ; 48 x 67 cm on sheet 57 x 78 cm.

Language of material

English

Conditions of access

Cartographic material
90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist.
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC191067
90: Open
Item no. (creator)
Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection Item #224
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
224 Item no. assigned by LAC 224
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R11981-429-2-E
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H2/1000/1814

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Copyright expired.

Additional name(s)

Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823.
Engraver: Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824.
Author: Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826.
Publisher: Cadell & Davies.
Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme.

Additional information

"Neele sculp, 352 Stran." appears in bottom right margin.

"From Mr. Arrowsmith's Map of North America &c, &c" appears under the title .

Published July 15th, 1814 by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, Paternaster Row.

"Pinkerton's Modern Atlas" appears across the top margin

From: John Pinkerton's A modern atlas, from the latest and best authorities, exhibiting the various divisions of the world, with its chief empires, kingdoms and states, in sixty maps, carefully reduced from the larges and most authentic sources. 1815, map no [46].

Relief shown by hachures.

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

Related materials
For other copies see: G1019/.P56/1818 - fol/Vault (AMICUS No 26305704)

Cartographic math data
Scale [ca.1:8 500 000] (W 150°--W 30°/N 80°--N 39°)

Cartographic math note
Biritsh statue miles 69 1/2 to a degree.

Citation / reference note
Phillips , Entry 724, map no [46]
LeGear, Entry 6036, map no [46]
www.davidrumsey.com, image ID 360030

Availability of other formats note
The microfiche version is NMC 191067

Varying form of title

Pinkerton's Modern Atlas [cartographic material] 

Subject heading

1. North America - Maps - Early works, 1801-1850.
2. Canada - Maps - Early works, 1801-1850.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO22352

MIKAN no.

3964387