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A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America: representing their rightful claim as confirm'd by charters and the formal surrender of their Indian friends, likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Title
A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America: representing their rightful claim as confirm'd by charters and the formal surrender of their Indian friends, likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjustly erected therein
Names
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794 (Publisher)
Society of Anti-Gallicans (Attributed name)
Herbert, William, 1718-1795 (Publisher)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1755-12
Place: London
Publisher: Sold by Wm. Herbert ... & Robt. Sayer ...
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6096 [LHS 473]
Topics
Annapolis Royal (N.S.)
Fort Saint Frederic (Crown Point, N.Y.)
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
Québec (Québec)
North America
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Longitude west from Ferro. Longitude west from London."
Statement of responsibility: "Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Dec[embe]r 1755 and sold by Wm. Herbert on London Bridge & Robt. Sayer over against Fetter Lane in Fleet Street."
Content: Includes notes.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 473.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 575
Content: Maps in margin: A plan of the harbour and town of Louisbourg on the isle of Cape Briton -- A plan of Chebucto Harbour -- The Atlantic Ocean -- Fort Frederick built by the French at Crown or Scalp Point in the year 1731 -- A plan of Port Dauphin on the isle of Cape Briton -- A plan of the harbour of Annopolis Royal -- A plan of the town of Quebeck.
Statement of responsibility: by a Society of Anti-Gallicans.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 39 x 49 cm. on sheet 47 x 82 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5412729
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14917337
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2aad3cc0-c5d5-012f-239c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1725: Creator Born
  • 1755: Issued
  • 1794: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755-12. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2aad3cc0-c5d5-012f-239c-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2aad3cc0-c5d5-012f-239c-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1755-12). A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2aad3cc0-c5d5-012f-239c-58d385a7bc34

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A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America