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A map of Cabotia: comprehending the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, New-Brunswick and Nova-Scotia with Breton Island, Newfoundland & c. and including also the adjacent parts of the United States, compiled from a great variety of original documents

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
A map of Cabotia: comprehending the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, New-Brunswick and Nova-Scotia with Breton Island, Newfoundland & c. and including also the adjacent parts of the United States, compiled from a great variety of original documents
Names
Purdy, John, 1773-1843 (Cartographer)
Hall, Henry Bryan, 1808-1884 (Engraver)
Ryall, Henry Thomas, 1811-1867 (Engraver)
Whittle & Laurie (Publisher)
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Maps of North America

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1814
Place: London
Publisher: Laurie & Whittle
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5037
Topics
United States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York (State)
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Ohio
Michigan
Great Lakes (North America)
Canada
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Québec (Québec)
Saint Lawrence River
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by John Purdy.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and depths shown by soundings.
Content: Map borders Include "longitude west of Greenwich."
Content: Ancillary maps: The province of Nova-Scotia with part of New-Brunswick &c. on an enlarged scale, principally from surveys made by his majesty's offices and surveyors (approximately 1:1,000,000); [Island of Newfoundland] (approximately 1:1,500,000)
Content: Insets: General sketch of the Grand Lakes & c. (approximately 1:8,000,000); Environs of Quebec; The banks of the river St. Lawrence from the isle of Orleans to lake St. Francis on an enlarged scale (approximately 1:600,000); Frontier of Niagara & c. (approximately 1:900,000); Environs of St. John's Newfoundland (approximately 1:32,500); Continuation of Hudson's River to New-York (approximately 1:500,000); Harbor of St. John, New Brunswick (approximately 1:115,000); Harbor of Halifax (approximately 1:175,000)
Statement of responsibility: "Published 12th October, 1814, by Jas. Whittle and Richd. Holmes Laurie no.53, Fleet Street, London."
Statement of responsibility: "Engraved by Thomson & Hall, 14 Bur Str. Bloomsby."
Content: Scale approximately 1:1,500,000 (W 87°30ʹ00ʺ--W 51°17ʹ00ʺ/N 51°46ʹ00ʺ--N 40°37ʹ00ʺ)
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 125 x 158 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 40664661
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20643844
Other local Identifier: NA015.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 88defdf0-2356-0133-b087-58d385a7b928
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

  • 1773: Creator Born
  • 1814: Issued
  • 1843: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of Cabotia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1814. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a9fc0aa0-2357-0133-381b-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of Cabotia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a9fc0aa0-2357-0133-381b-58d385a7b928

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1814). A map of Cabotia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a9fc0aa0-2357-0133-381b-58d385a7b928

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A map of Cabotia