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The English Empire in America, Newfound-land, Canada, Hudsons Bay, &c. in plano.

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Title

The English Empire in America, Newfound-land, Canada, Hudsons Bay, &c. in plano.

Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases
Atlases
A system of geography, or, A new & accurate description of the earth in all its empires, kingdoms and states : illustrated with history and topography, and maps of every country : fairly engraven on copper, according to the latest discoveries and corrections

Names

Falconer, Robert, active 1700 (Associated name)
Childe, Timothy (Publisher)
Luyts, Jan, 1655-1721 (Associated name)
Moll, Herman, -1732 (Cartographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1701
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Timothy Childe at the White Hart at the West-end of St. Paul's Church-yard

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6063 [LHS 341 ; atlas cases]
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6063 (Pt. 2, p. 161) [In LHS 341]

Subjects

Geography
North America
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 341.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement Of Responsibility: by Herman Moll.
Content: Covers eastern North America.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 550G.
Content: Prime meridian: Ferro.
Content: Text on verso.
Content: In upper margin: Chap. IV. The English Plantations on the continent of Canada, viz. New-England, New-Jersey, New-York, Pennsylvania, Mary-land, and Virginia. Together with the islands of Newfound-land, the other islands on the coasts, and Bermudas.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 21 x 17 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 6460837
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15373374
RLIN/OCLC: 49508243
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15373388
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21e40c70-c5d4-012f-d27c-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1701

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The English Empire in America, Newfound-land, Canada, Hudsons Bay, &c. in plano." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1701. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21e40c70-c5d4-012f-d27c-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1701). The English Empire in America, Newfound-land, Canada, Hudsons Bay, &c. in plano. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21e40c70-c5d4-012f-d27c-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The English Empire in America, Newfound-land, Canada, Hudsons Bay, &c. in plano." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/21e40c70-c5d4-012f-d27c-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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