COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Nova Scotia, Cape Britain.
Obj Height cm:
47
Obj Width cm:
62
Scale 1:
1,900,000
Note:
Engraved map. Borders hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Shows Indian tribes, fishing banks, roads with distances, etc. Prime meridian: Ferro.
Reference:
McCorkle, B.B. New England in early printed maps, 1513 to 1800, 755.20; Phillips. Maps of America, p. 623; LC Maps of North America, 307.
Full Title:
A new map of Nova Scotia and Cape Britain, with the adjacent parts of New England and Canada, composed from a great number of actual surveys, and other materials regulated by many new astronomical observations of the longitude as well as latitude; with an explanation. 1755 published according to Act of Parliament by Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, London. (1760)
List No:
4796.004
Page No:
(pt. 1, opp. p. 119)
Series No:
6
Pub Date:
1760
Pub Title:
The natural and civil history of the French dominions in North and South America. Giving a particular account of the climate, soil, minerals, animals, vegetables, manufactures, trade, commerce, and languages ... Illustrated by maps and plans of the principal places, collected from the best authorities, and engraved by T. Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Part I. Containing a description of Canada and Louisiana. London, Printed for Thomas Jefferys at Charing-Cross. MDCCLX.
Pub Reference:
Howes J83; Streeter 128; Sabin 35964; P-Maps (lists all 18 maps); Stevens and Tree 27(b), 51(a), 66 (b); Clark I:263; Ristow p25-28 (Samuel Holland).
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4796.000
Pub Maps:
18
Pub Height cm:
36
Pub Width cm:
23
Image No:
4796004
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2006
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
Thomas Jefferys
Type:
Book Map
State/Province:
Maine
State/Province:
New Brunswick
State/Province:
New Hampshire
State/Province:
Nova Scotia
Region:
Maritime Provinces
Region:
New England
Publication Author:
Jefferys, Thomas
Pub Type:
Geography Book
Author:
Jefferys, Thomas
Date:
1755
Nova Scotia, Cape Britain.
