A new map of the Province of Quebec : according to the Royal Proclamation, of the 7th of October 1763 ; from the French surveys connected with those made after the war
Creator(s)
Carver, Jonathan, 1710-1780.
Contributor(s)
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm), bookseller.
Title
A new map of the Province of Quebec : according to the Royal Proclamation , of the 7th of October 1763 ; from the French surveys connected with those made after the war
Additional Title(s)
by Captain Carver , and other officers , in His Majesty's service .
Link to library catalog
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=491903
Date created
16th February 1776 .
Publishing details
London : Printed for Robt . Sayer and John Bennett , map and bookseller no . 53 in Fleet Street , as the act directs ,
Physical Description
1 map : col . ; 48 x 66 cm. , sheet 55 x 73 cm . Scale [ca . 1:2,250,000] (W 80⁰--W 60⁰/N 53⁰--N 44⁰30')
Wall Label
This is the first state of a highly informative engraving of Quebec Province and northern New York and includes four well-detailed insets : street plans of both Montreal and Quebec City ; a regional map of the Montreal area ; and one of the St . Lawrence River as it flows between the two cities . The map delineates Quebec Province as decreed by the Treaty of Paris in 1763 at the conclusion of the French and Indian War .
Notes
Relief shown pictorially and by hachures . Hand colored . Shows settlements , military outposts , major roads , and areas of Indian habitation ; major roads , streets , structures , vegetation , and agricultural land on insets . Includes indexes to structures in city maps . Prime meridian : London . Insets : A particular survey of the Isles of Montreal -- The city of Quebec -- Course of the river St . Laurence , from La Valterie to Quebec -- Plan of Montreal , or Villemarie .
Local notes
Purchase ; Killam Fund ; Sept . 13 , 2012 .
Provenance
England--London--Imprints--Specimens--1776
Reference
LC Maps of North America , 1750-1789 , 580
Subject
Indians of North America--Maps. Québec (Province)--Maps. Québec (Québec)--Maps. Montréal (Québec)--Maps. Saint Lawrence River--Maps.
Genre terms
Maps--Québec (Province)--1760-1770. Maps--Québec (Province)--Québec--1760-1770. Maps--Québec (Province)--Montréal--1760-1770. Maps--Saint Lawrence River--1760-1770.
Location/Call number
VSCR Flat Map (LC) (Appointment required)
G3450 1763 .C37 1776
Source
8350.tif
Rights
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
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