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Source Description
Relief shown pictorially.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
mg74t290k
label
North America
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
mg74t290k
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
North America
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["[1774]"]
year
1774
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_017822A
creators
Bolton, Solomon, -approximately 1768
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782
Seale, Richard William
Walker, Anthony, 1726-1765
Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767
Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
North America
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[London]
publisher
[Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton [and others]]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
58.166
schema:longitude
-104.466
extent
1 map on 4 sheets ; 83 x 87 cm, on sheets 59 x 70 cm and 54 x 44 cm
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
Shows provinces, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory.
Also shows shoals, banks, and other navigational hazards off the coast of Nova Scotia and in the Caribbean area.
From The universal dictionary of trade and commerce volume II / by Malachy Postlethwayt. 4th edition. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton [and others], 1774.
Includes inset of northeastern Canada, historical and descriptive notes, and text "Pursuant to the last Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris, Feb. 10, 1763."
Statements for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of trade & commerce at bottom of plates.
Boston Public Library lacking plate III.
Note about maps for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce in decorative cartouche in lower left.
Decorative title cartouche depicting a Native American woman, two children and flora and fauna of North America.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
mg74t290k
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7bd1d6c5fc199858