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Title

An accurate map of the British Empire in Nth America as settled by the preliminaries in 1762. [cartographic material] / 

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Item (linked) part of

Canada (Including Eastern Canada up to 1780) [cartographic material] (R11981-7-9-E)

Date(s)

1762?]

Place of creation

England

Publisher

Gentleman's Magazine

Extent

1 map : b. & w. ; 20 x 23 cm on sheet 22 x 26 cm.

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Map of the British Colonies in North America, illustrating the geo-political results of the French & Indian War. The map covers the area from Labrador to Florida and over to the Mississippi. The map graphically depicts "The Countries shaded with lines are those formerly claimed or possessed by France and Spain and are now absolutely ceded & guaranteed to Great Britain." The colonies of Virginia and Carolina are now shown with their western boundaries on the Mississippi. The Six Nations with their western boundary are shown occupying the Great Lakes region.

Conditions of access

Cartographic material
90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist. Microfiche version is open.
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC175351
90: Open
Item no. (creator)
Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #337
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
337
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R11981-643-4-E
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H3/1000/[1762?]

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada.
Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

Gentleman's Magazine.

Additional name(s)

Engraver: Gibson, John, fl. 1750-1792.

Additional information

Relief shown pictorially.

Includes inset "A Chart of the Entrance of the Mississippi" which is a detailed view of the vicinity of New Orleans. Scale [ca. 1: 1 584 000] 8 x 9 cm.

J. Gibson, sculp appears in bottom right corner.

Prime meridians: London and Ferro.

From the Gentleman's magazine, 1762, vol. 32, pp. 602-603.

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 Mikan 4148751 (NMC6661).

Cartographic math data
Scale [ca. 1:16,000,000] (W 87°35'--W 57°35'/N 55°00'--N 30°00').

Availability of other formats note
The microfiche version is NMC175351.

Subject heading

North America - Maps - Early works to 1800.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO22084

MIKAN no.

4145997