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Title
A New and Accurate Map of the English Empire in North America: Representing their Rightful Claim as confirmed by Charters, and the formal Surrender of their Indian Friends; Likewise the Encroachment of the French, with the several Forts thery have unjustly erected therein. By a Society of Anti-Gallicans
Contributor
Herbert, Wm
Sayer, Robert
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued
1755-12
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Kashnor notes, "Indicates by the use of different colours, the territory in dispute, which includes the greater part of the continent of North America, and shows the boundaries of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia reaching far west beyond the Mississippi." Contains submap. Submap of extended territory, Hudson's Bay to South America.. Prime meridian: London, Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis on shield W. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 755.38. Verso Text: MS note: 667.
Extent
1 map ; hand col. ; 41 x 51 cm., sheet 48 x 61 cm.
Identifier
105:667 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/1241
Language
English
Time Period
1755
Place
North America
United States
Canada
W 95°
W 60°/N 54°
N 28°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.

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