A map of the British and French dominions in North America : with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, and the other Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade &
- Edition:
- [First edition, first issue].
- Published/Created:
- [London] :
Publish'd by the author Febry 13th, 1755 according to the act of Parliament, and sold by And. Miller, opposite Katherine Street in the Strand,
[1755] - Copyright Date:
- [1755]
- Physical Description:
- 1 map on 8 sheets ; sheets 73 x 55 cm or smaller
- Notes:
- First edition, first issue with Millar's name and Katharine Street in imprint misspelled Miller and Katherine, respectively. Two cities in Massachusetts are named Leicester, and none is named Worcester.
For a description of different editions and impressions, see the Osher Map Library (http://oshermaps.org/special-map-exhibits/mitchell-map/cartographic-notes).
Includes text and inset "A new map of Hudson's Bay and Labrador from the late survey of those coasts."
Prime meridian: London.
Relief shown pictorially. - Associated Names:
- Mitchell, John, 1711-1768 [Cartographer]
Kitchin, Thomas, 1718-1784 [Engraver]
Millar, Andrew, 1705-1768 [Bookseller] - Topics:
- British--America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Topics:
- France--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
Great Britain--Colonies--America--Maps--Early works to 1800
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800 - Language:
- English
- Scale:
- Scale approximately 1:2,000,000
- Coordinates:
- a
2000000
-106.916667
-050.916667
052.333333
028.166667
(W 106°55ʹ--W 50°55ʹ/N 52°20ʹ--N 28°10ʹ). - Genre:
- Maps
- Format:
- Map
- Content Type:
- Maps, Atlases & Globes
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- 71 1755D
- Folder:
- BRBL_00725
- Orbis Record:
- 13886411
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- General Collection, BRBL, Yale University
- oid pointer:
- 15830873
- Citation:
- Cumming, W.P. Southeast in early maps, 293, and p. 25-26
McCorkle, B.B. Early printed maps of New England 1513-1800, 755.31
Ristow, W. A la carte, page 109 - Volume/Enumeration:
- Copy 2
Sheets 1-8 - Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 15830728
- PID:
- digcoll:4379263
