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A Map of New England & ye country adjacent, : extending northward to Quebec, & westward to Niagara, on Lake Ontario; shewing Gen. Shirley and Gen. Johnson's routs, & many places omitted in other maps

Subject: Map of New England and New York state, with three inset plans of European forts.

Metadata

Donor	Farwell, John Whittemore, 1843-1929
Publisher	Owen, W. (William), -1793
Date	1755
Name on Item	communicated by a gentleman who resided in these parts.
Publisher	Engrav'd for the General magazine of arts & sciences for W. Owen at Temple Bar
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:5,700,000]
Language	English
Location	American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local)	American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects	New England--Maps New York (State)--Maps Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.)--Pictorial works Fort Duquesne (Pa.)--Pictorial works Fort Saint Frederic (Crown Point, N.Y.)--Pictorial works
Places	Allegheny (county) Fort Oswego New England New York North and Central America Oswego (county) Pennsylvania Pittsburg United States
Extent	1 map : engraving ; 20 x 18 cm., on sheet 25 x 21 cm.
Terms and License	Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image. Contact host institution for more information.
Notes	Prime meridian: London and Ferro. Relief shown pictorially. Inset: Oswego an English fort. House and garrison. Inset: Fort Du Quesne by French deserters. Inset: Fort Frederick at Crown Point built by the French in 1731.