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Source Description
After the conquest of Louisburg, Governor Shirley began organizing an attack on Quebec. During the preparations, this chart of the St. Lawrence River was engraved by Johnston, a "Boston house painter, japanner, engraver, painter of coats of arms, church singer, publisher of singing-books and pioneer New England builder of organs." The chart notes French settlements and provides some hydrographic data, all based on an unidentified "French draft." Given how little was known about the area, it was fortunate that the expedition was cancelled, perhaps due to British concerns that another military success might encourage the colonies to pursue a more independent course.
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Document identity
localId
4m90f286j
label
A chart of Canada River
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90f286j
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A chart of Canada River
description
After the conquest of Louisburg, Governor Shirley began organizing an attack on Quebec. During the preparations, this chart of the St. Lawrence River was engraved by Johnston, a "Boston house painter, japanner, engraver, painter of coats of arms, church singer, publisher of singing-books and pioneer New England builder of organs." The chart notes French settlements and provides some hydrographic data, all based on an unidentified "French draft." Given how little was known about the area, it was fortunate that the expedition was cancelled, perhaps due to British concerns that another military success might encourage the colonies to pursue a more independent course.
date
["1746"]
year
1746
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010764
creators
Johnston, Thomas, 1708-1767
Johnston, Thomas, 1708-1767
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Saint Lawrence River--Maps
Québec (Province)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Canada
North and Central America
Quebec
Saint Lawrence River
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Canada
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Engraven, printed and sold by Thos. Johnston
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
54
schema:longitude
-72
extent
1 map on 3 sheets : engraving ; 44 x 98 cm., on sheets 51 x 39 cm. and smaller.
notes
Boston Public Library copy joined into one sheet.
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Includes references and legend in the title cartouche below the title.
Includes illustrated profiles of the Lady Mountains and the Lewis Mountains.
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no
dcId
4m90f286j
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4087e87ec7acab52