A plan of Quebec

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A plan of Quebec
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Item Information

Title:
A plan of Quebec
Creator:
Oakley, Edward, 18th cent
Date:
1759
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Québec (Québec)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Québec
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 31 x 51 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Publish'd according to act of Parliament Octobr. 1759 by E. Oakley & Sold by J. Rocque ...
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:3,600.
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north to the right.
Insets: "The port & environs of Quebec as it was when attack'd by the English": shows the abortive 1746 British expedition against Quebec during the war of the Austrian Succession; "A draught of part of the River St. Laurence."
Includes text giving the history of the city and index to the principal buildings.
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Identifier:
06_01_006195
Call #:
G3454.Q4 1759 .O2
Barcode:
39999059021244