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A general map of North America: in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c., taken from actual surveys and observations made in the army employed there, from the year 1754 to 1761: .= Cartes generales de l'Amerique septenrtionale ; en les quelles font exprimès les nouvelles routes, fortes, battailles, &c, d'après les observations qui ou etè faites depuis l'an 1754, jusqu'a l'an 1761 [cartographic material]

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

Date(s)

[1762?]

Place of creation

England

Publisher

M.A. Rocque

Extent

1 map : mounted on paper, hand col ; 85 x 91 cm on sheet 92 x 97 cm.

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Covers North America, Caribbean region and the northern portion of South America. Shows boundaries, provinces, towns and cities, roads, trails, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory.

Conditions of access

Cartographic material

90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist.

Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC116793

90: Open

Item no. (creator)

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection Item #192

Cartographic material

90: Open

Volume
192 Item no. assigned by LAC 192

90: Open

Archival reference no.

R11981-442-5-E

Other accession no.

80101/245 CA

Local class no.

H1/1000/[1762] (copy1)

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

Rocque, John, d. 1762.

Additional name(s)

Publisher: Rocque, M.A.
Publisher: Dury, Andrew.

Additional information

Relief shown pictorially.

Title in English and French.

Includes decorative title cartouche

Originally published in 4 sections.

"Published According to Act by M. A. Rocque in the Strand & A. Dury in Dukes Court St. Martins Lane."

Physical condition note

Conserved and mounted on paper.

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: H1/1000/[1762] copy 2 (NMC 11866) ; A/1000/[1762] (NMC 11865)

Cartographic math data

Scale ca. 1:9,500,000 (W 140°--W 25°/N 70°--S 3°)

Cartographic math note

Includes 4 bar scales. Geographical degrees 60 minutes to a degree --- Statue miles of England 69 1/2 to a degree -- Leagues 20 to a degree -- Spanish leagues 17 1/2 to a degree.

Citation / reference note

Sellers and Van Ee "LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789", Entry 88

Availability of other formats note

The microfiche version is NMC 117793

Language note

Title appears in both E.english and French.

Exhibitions note

Discovery and Mapping of Upper Canada: An exhibition held at the Canadiana Department, Royal Ontario Museum, May - December 1967

Subject heading

North America - Maps - Early works to 1800.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO 18144

MIKAN no.

3982715