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Published by a prominent London firm, this map illustrates the extent of the British colonies in northern North America at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Britain was keenly interested in maintaining control of this region because the exportation of furs and cod fish generated sizable income for merchants back in England. Profitable natural resources were abundant in Canada, as suggested by the placement of a North American beaver atop the cartouche, and the detailed depiction of the fishing banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
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Document identity
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cj82m113z
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A general map of the northern British colonies in America
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
id
cj82m113z
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A general map of the northern British colonies in America
description
Published by a prominent London firm, this map illustrates the extent of the British colonies in northern North America at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Britain was keenly interested in maintaining control of this region because the exportation of furs and cod fish generated sizable income for merchants back in England. Profitable natural resources were abundant in Canada, as suggested by the placement of a North American beaver atop the cartouche, and the detailed depiction of the fishing banks off the coast of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
date
["1776"]
year
1776
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010509
creators
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
North America--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
North America
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
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pubPlace
London
publisher
Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett
Source extras
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sf268508b
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dn39z222j
schema:latitude
58.166
schema:longitude
-104.466
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 47 x 65 cm.
notes
Title in upper margin: The seat of war, in the northern colonies, containing the province of Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, &ca.
1st state.
Relief shown pictorially.
From the author's The American military pocket atlas [1776], pl. 3.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
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cj82m113z
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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