Cartographer | La Broquerie, Pierre Boucher de |
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Former owner | Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies |
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Date | 1758 |
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Scale | Scale approximately 1:218,740 |
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Language | French |
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Location | British Library |
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Collection (local) | British Library Collection |
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Subjects | - Rivers--Saint Lawrence River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fortification--Saint Lawrence River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Military art and science--Saint Lawrence River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Saint Lawrence River--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
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Extent | 1 map on 2 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink with watercolour , over pencil ; 36 x 96 cm |
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Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Notes | - Shows title at upper left including a scale bar, "Eschelle de huit Lieu marine".
- Oriented with north to the bottom of the map, indicated by a decorative compass rose.
- Shows "Fort La Presentation" and "Fort Frontenac". Also shows "Fort Villier" (?) on an island location in Lake Ontario.
- Compare Maps K.Top.121.14. for a map signed by La Broquerie.
- Copy at Add Ms 57,707.3. Bound in R.U.S.I. Vol LXXII. Comprises 2 sheets joined. Shows manuscript addition of "3" in pencil at upper right and "No3 18" in the margin at upper right. Laid on archival tissue. Green circular label to verso showing "33". White label to verso showing "DRAWER 28 SECTION 2". Manuscript additions to verso in pencil show "A 45", "8", A 28/??", "18" "9" and "3".
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