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Map A map of the British and French dominions in North America with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, & forts, as they are now.

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Title

  • A map of the British and French dominions in North America with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, & forts, as they are now.

Names

  • Rocque, John, -1762.
  • Palairet, Jean, 1697-1774.
  • Kitchin, Thomas, -1784.

Created / Published

  • London, 1759.

Headings

  • -  North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  North America

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:7,000,000.
  • -  Alternate title: Carte des possessions Angloises & Françoises du continent de l'Amérique septentrionale. Par I. Palairet.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridian: London and Ferro.
  • -  French and English.
  • -  Designed to show possessions by color, not colored.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 84
  • -  LC copy annotated in blue, red, and green ink.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 700/1; 700/2

Medium

  • map 42 x 57 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1759 .R6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74696188

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rocque, John, -1762, Jean Palairet, and Thomas Kitchin. A map of the British and French dominions in North America with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, & forts, as they are now. London, 1759. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74696188/.

APA citation style:

Rocque, J., Palairet, J. & Kitchin, T. (1759) A map of the British and French dominions in North America with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, & forts, as they are now. London. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74696188/.

MLA citation style:

Rocque, John, -1762, Jean Palairet, and Thomas Kitchin. A map of the British and French dominions in North America with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, & forts, as they are now. London, 1759. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/74696188/>.