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Title: A new chart of the coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 1746
  • Coverage: 1746
  • Coverage: 1746 to 1746

Publishers

  • Printed by Edw. Cave

Summary

Extent: 1 map

Abstract: Map showing the Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland, part of Labrador, part of New England to Boston, and the St. Lawrence Valley region to Quebec City. Emphasizes coastal details.

Notes: Depths shown by soundings.

Prime meridian: London.

Orginally published in January 1746 issue of: Gentleman's magazine. London : Printed by Edw. Cave.

Map is described on pages 71-77 of February 1746 issue of Gentleman's magazine.

Includes 4 insets: North Atlantic Ocean -- Plan of the city and port of Louisbourg -- Fort Dauphin -- City of Quebec.

Accompanied by p. 71-78 from the February 1746 issue in vol. 16 of The Gentleman's Magazine.

From: Gentleman's Magazine, vol. 16, January 1746. (MUN RARE AP 2 G4, lacks copy of map).

Scale approximately 1:3,500,000

Subjects

  • Canada, Eastern
  • New England
  • Eastern Canada
  • Coasts
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-71.38,-51.83,53.35,42.08)

Provider

Michigan State University

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Citation

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772, Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. A new chart of the coast of New England, Nova Scotia, New France or Canada. Printed by Edw. Cave. https://d.lib.msu.edu/maps/73

Format

Mixed

Languages

  • eng