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