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Amerique Septentrionale : Acadie ou Nouvelle Ecosse aux anglois : Annapolis Royal

Details region centered on Annapolis Royal on the Annapolis River in Nova Scotia. Identifies rivers, anchorages, fortress, and individual buildings along the river valley.

Metadata

Date

1750

Scale

Scale [ca. 1:99,000]

Language

French

Location

Newberry Library

Collection (local)

Newberry Library Collection

Subjects
  • Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
  • Annapolis Royal (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places
  • Annapolis Royal
  • Canada
  • North and Central America
  • Nova Scotia
Extent

1 ms. map : hand col. ; on sheet 505 x 340 mm.

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  • No known copyright restrictions.
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Notes
  • Probably compiled by French military engineers, but based on English sources: "Le tout tiré des plans anglois. 1750."
  • Drawn at consistent scale in two sections, the western above the eastern section.
  • Relief shown with soundings and shading.
  • Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, yellow, red). Drawn on several pieces of paper pasted together as one sheet, sectioned into four panels and mounted on cloth.

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