Map of Nova Scotia or Acadia with the Islands of Cape Breton and St. John's. from actual surveys, by Captn. Montresor, engir., 1768. London; Printed & sold by A. Dury, 1768.
Engraved hand colored map, published on 8 sheets, depicts Nova Scotia, Cape Breton and St. John's, now prince Edward Island and part of New Brunswick. Shows place names, forts, and administrative boundaries on St. John's Island. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by sou...
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| Summary: | Engraved hand colored map, published on 8 sheets, depicts Nova Scotia, Cape Breton and St. John's, now prince Edward Island and part of New Brunswick. Shows place names, forts, and administrative boundaries on St. John's Island. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian is Ferro. Includes pictorial inscription to John Manners in upper left corner. Incorporates the recent surveys of St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) by Samuel Holland. Michael Buehler:"A monumental, separately-issued map of the Canadian Maritimes, by the most accomplished military engineer in Great Britain’s North American service. The years between the end of the French and Indian War and the start of the Revolution were extremely fertile for the mapping of North America, as the British administration sought to understand millions of square miles of newly-acquired territory. A region of great interest was the Canadian Maritimes, strategically located in proximity to both the St. Lawrence River and the sea lanes to Britain’s American colonies. This mammoth map by Captain John Montresor is printed on four sheets and depicts Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, St. John’s Island (now Prince Edward) and adjacent portions of New Brunswick. “[The map] shows parishes on Prince Edward Island, administrative subdivisions within each parish, bays and inlets, and numerous place-names. Most of the interior in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is filled in with imaginary hills and vegetation. Shown in greater detail are the areas at the head of the Bay of Fundy and along the southeast coast of Nova Scotia. Includes towns, roads, forts, farms, fields, distances between points of interest, and anchorages and navigational hazards along the coast. Soundings are given around Sable Island, along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, and in “Green Bay” (Baie Verte).” (Sellers & Van Ee, #312.) Of particular importance are the numerous forts scattered around the periphery, including Fort Anapolis, Halifax, and Louisbourg. As ... |
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