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)
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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