A Map of New England & ye country adjacent, : extending northward to Quebec, & westward to Niagara, on Lake Ontario; shewing Gen. Shirley and Gen. Johnson's routs, & many places omitted in other maps


A Map of New England & ye country adjacent,
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Item Information

Title:
A Map of New England & ye country adjacent, : extending northward to Quebec, & westward to Niagara, on Lake Ontario; shewing Gen. Shirley and Gen. Johnson's routs, & many places omitted in other maps
Title (uniform):
General magazine of arts and sciences
Description:
Subject: Map of New England and New York state, with three inset plans of European forts.
Donor:
Farwell, John Whittemore, 1843-1929
Publisher:
Owen, W. (William), -1793
Name on Item:
communicated by a gentleman who resided in these parts.
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
New England--Maps
New York (State)--Maps
Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.)--Pictorial works
Fort Duquesne (Pa.)--Pictorial works
Fort Saint Frederic (Crown Point, N.Y.)--Pictorial works
Places:
Oswego (county)Fort Oswego
New England (area)
Allegheny (county)Pittsburgh
Extent:
1 map : engraving ; 20 x 18 cm., on sheet 25 x 21 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
[London] : Engrav'd for the General magazine of arts & sciences for W. Owen at Temple Bar
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:5,700,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=485076
Notes:
Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
Relief shown pictorially.
Inset: Oswego an English fort. House and garrison.
Inset: Fort Du Quesne by French deserters.
Inset: Fort Frederick at Crown Point built by the French in 1731.