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A plan of Quebec

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Creator	Oakley, Edward, 18th cent
Date	1759
Publisher	Publish'd according to act of Parliament Octobr. 1759 by E. Oakley & Sold by J. Rocque ...
Scale	Scale ca. 1:3,600.
Language	English
Location	Boston Public Library
Collection (local)	Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects	Québec (Québec)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	Canada North and Central America Quebec Québec
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 31 x 51 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.
Notes	Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north to the right. Insets: "The port & environs of Quebec as it was when attack'd by the English": shows the abortive 1746 British expedition against Quebec during the war of the Austrian Succession; "A draught of part of the River St. Laurence." Includes text giving the history of the city and index to the principal buildings. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.