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A Map of the British and French settlements in North America

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434069


Item data

Title

A Map of the British and French settlements in North America

Collection

Maps of North America
Parts

Names

Hinton, John, -1781 (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1755 (Inferred)
Place: London
Publisher: J. Hinton, Newgate Street,

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-5320 [Filed with North America, [1776], as originally cataloged in NYPL Dictionary Catalog of the Map Division]

Subjects

North America
France -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800
North America -- Early works to 1800

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: "Univ. Mag."
Content: Copy in Map Div. 01-5320: Ford Collection.
Source Note: From the Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure, v. 17, Oct. 1755.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Citation/Reference: Jolly, D.C. Maps of America in periodicals before 1800, 62
Citation/Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 36
Citation/Reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 574

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 28 x 38 cm.

Abstract

Inset: Fort Frederick at Crown Point built by the French, 1731. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 5494026
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15180032
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 841f7700-c52a-012f-d310-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1755

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Map of the British and French settlements in North America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/841f7700-c52a-012f-d310-3c075448cc4b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1755). A Map of the British and French settlements in North America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/841f7700-c52a-012f-d310-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Map of the British and French settlements in North America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/841f7700-c52a-012f-d310-3c075448cc4b

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