| Cartographer | Bolton, Solomon, -approximately 1768 |
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| Cartographer | Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782 |
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| Engraver | Seale, Richard William |
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| Engraver | Walker, Anthony, 1726-1765 |
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| Contributor | Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767 |
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| Engraver | Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773 |
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| Date | [1774] |
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| Scale | Scale approximately 1:6,250,000 |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | Boston Public Library |
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| Collection (local) | Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection |
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| Subjects | - North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
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| Places | - North America
- North and Central America
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| Extent | 1 map on 4 sheets ; 83 x 87 cm, on sheets 59 x 70 cm and 54 x 44 cm |
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| Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- No known restrictions on use.
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| Notes | - Relief shown pictorially.
- Prime meridian: Ferro.
- Shows provinces, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory.
- Also shows shoals, banks, and other navigational hazards off the coast of Nova Scotia and in the Caribbean area.
- From The universal dictionary of trade and commerce volume II / by Malachy Postlethwayt. 4th edition. London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton [and others], 1774.
- Includes inset of northeastern Canada, historical and descriptive notes, and text "Pursuant to the last Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris, Feb. 10, 1763."
- Statements for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of trade & commerce at bottom of plates.
- Boston Public Library lacking plate III.
- Note about maps for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce in decorative cartouche in lower left.
- Decorative title cartouche depicting a Native American woman, two children and flora and fauna of North America.
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