Map Plan of the river of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia River of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia America

Title

• Plan of the river of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia

Other Title

• River of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia America

Created / Published

• [Nova Scotia?] : [Producer not identified], [1732?]

Headings

• -  Annapolis River (N.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
• -  Annapolis Royal (N. S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
• -  Canada--Nova Scotia--Annapolis River

Genre

• Early maps
• Manuscript maps

Notes

• -  Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
• -  Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
• -  "NB the sounding laid down in this plan is att low water it flowing S.b.F. and N.b.W and at Spring tides it flowes 36 feet right up and down."
• -  "Dedicated to Lawrence Armstrong, probably by George Mitchell, deputy of David Dunbar, who was appointed surveyor general in 1728."--Label of previous folder.
• -  In Beamish Murdock's: A history of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie, Volume 1, page 482, is the following, "Soon after a deputy of Colonel Dunbar's as H.M. Surveyor General of woods, named George Mitchell, arrived in Annapolis, to execute his duty in Nova Scotia, and he was directed to make a survey of the lands upon the Annapolis River."
• -  Imperfect: Discoloration, liquid staining along fold-line, losses along fold-line, red leather edges, and mounted on cloth backing.

Medium

• 1 manuscript map : color ; 42 x 242 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

• G3422.A5 1732 .P5

Repository

• Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3422a.ct012051

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2021589258

Online Format

• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2021589258

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