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Title

A New chart of the coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada with the Islands of Newfounld, Cape Breton, St John's [cartographic material] / Done from the original published in 1744 at Paris by Monsr. N. Bellin, Enginer to the Marine Office ; T. Jefferys, sculp.

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Item (linked) part of

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

Date(s)

1746]

Place of creation

England

Publisher

Gentleman's Magazine

Extent

1 map : hand coloured outline ; 33 x 45 cm on sheet 35 x 47 cm.

Language of material

English

Scope and content

Shows the Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland, part of Labrador, part of New England and the St. Larewnce Valley 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 NMC191078
90: Open
Item no. (creator)
Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #329
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
329
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R11981-581-8-E
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H3/1102/[1745]

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada. .
Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

Jefferys, Thomas, 1695?-1771.

Additional name(s)

Engineer: Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, 1703-1772.

Additional information

Depths shown by soundings.

Longitude west from London.

Includes decorative title cartouche and compas rose.

Includes illustrarions of various fortifications and outlines of fishing banks.

Includes inset maps: Plan of the city and port of Louisbourg -- Atlantic Ocean -- Fort Dauphin -- City of Quebec.

"Dedicated to the British Merchts. trading to North America by the editor."

From: Gentleman's Magazine,vol. 16, January 1746.

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

Cartographic math data
Scale [ca. 1:3 500 000] (W 71°--W 51°/N 52°50'--N 43°10').

Availability of other formats note
The microfiche version is NMC191078.

Subject heading

1. North America - Maps - Early works, 1751-1800.
2. Canada - Atlantic Provinces - Maps - Early works to 1800.
3. Canada - Québec(Province) - Maps - Early works to 1800.
4. United States - Atlantic Coast - (New England) - Maps - Early works to 1800.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

CARTO35058

MIKAN no.

4153328