A chart of the province of New England, with the soundings on the coast; drawn about 1670, on a scale of 1 2/3 English league to an inch

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A chart of the province of New England, with the soundings on the coast; drawn about 1670, on a scale of 1 2/3 English league to an inch
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Item Information

Title:
A chart of the province of New England, with the soundings on the coast; drawn about 1670, on a scale of 1 2/3 English league to an inch
Title (alt.):
A map of New England from Sandy Point in the south to the Saco River in the north
New England and part of New York, including Long Island
Cartographer:
Scott, John 1632-1704
Former owner:
Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753
Date:
[ca. 1670]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
British Library
Collection (local):
British Library Collection
Subjects:
New England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New England (area)
Extent:
1 map : manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 113 x 173 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale approximately 1:11,000,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004987792
Notes:
Towns and terrain shown pictorially.
Shows plantations.
Notes (citation):
Allen, D. Long Island maps and their makers, 13-16
Mowrer, L. The indomitable John Scott, 101
Barstow, B. Setauket, alias Brookhaven, 137