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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.
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Document identity
localId
cj82m245f
label
A map of the inhabited part of Canada from the French surveys
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82m245f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A map of the inhabited part of Canada from the French surveys
description
Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.
date
["1777"]
year
1777
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006280
creators
Faden, William, 1749-1836
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
Québec (Province)--Maps--Early works to 1800
New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Vermont--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces
subjectsGeographic
Canada
New York
North and Central America
Quebec
United States
Vermont
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Canada
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Wm. Faden
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
54
schema:longitude
-72
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 57 x 85 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.
Shows the Canadian-United States border from Lake Ontario along the St. Lawrence River to 45⁰ N. latitude, east to the Connecticut River, and northeast along the "Height of the land." Coverage of areas away from the boundary is focused upon the southern portion of Quebec and the northern portion of New York State, including a portion of the area which later became Vermont.
Dedication to "Major General John Burgoyne."
Includes list of "Winter quarters of the King's Army in Canada, 1776."
Second state with dedication and Winter quarters.
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no
dcId
cj82m245f
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9b417577bec1d70e