Map of Nova Scotia, or Acadia : with the islands of Cape Breton and St. John's, from actual surveys

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Item Information

Title:
Map of Nova Scotia, or Acadia : with the islands of Cape Breton and St. John's, from actual surveys
Creator:
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Publisher:
Dury, Andrew
Name on Item:
by Captn. Montresor, engir.
Date:
[1768]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Nova Scotia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Acadia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Prince Edward Island--Maps--Early works to 1800
Cape Breton Island--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Canada > Nova Scotia (province)
Extent:
1 map on 4 sheets ; 100 x 140 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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Publisher:
London : Printed & sold by A. Dury
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:390,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
State 1 without parishes on Prince Edward Island.
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Prime meridians: London and Ferro.
Inscription to "John Manners" in decorative cartouche depicting fishing iconography.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Kershaw, K.A. Early printed maps of Canada, 1703-1799, vol. 3, entry 792
Identifier:
06_01_008545