Format Map
Contributors Faden, William
Dates 1777
Location Canada
New York
Province
QuéBec
QuéBec
United States
Vermont
Language English
Subjects Boundaries
British Forces
Canada
History
New York (State)
QuéBec (Province)
Revolution
United States
Vermont
Title
A map of the inhabited part of Canada from the French surveys, with the frontiers of New York and New England;
Contributor Names
Faden, William,
Created Published
London, 1777.
Subject Headings
-  Canada--Boundaries--United States
-  United States--Boundaries--Canada
-  Québec (Province)
-  New York (State)
-  Vermont
-  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces.
-  United States.
-  Canada.
-  Québec (Province)
-  United States--New York (State)
-  United States--Vermont.
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:800,000.
-  Hand colored.
-  Relief shown pictorially and by hachures.
-  Shows the Canadian-United States border from Lake Ontario along the St. Lawrence River to 45⁰ N. latitude, east to the Connecticut River, and northeast along the "Height of the land." Coverage of areas away from the boundary is focused upon the southern portion of Quebec and the northern portion of New York State, including a portion of the area which later became Vermont.
-  Inscribed to "Major General John Burgoyne."
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 152
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Includes list of "Winter quarters of the King's Army in Canada, 1776."
-  LC copy annotated on verso: Winter quarters in Canada. DLC
-  LC copy in two sections mounted on cloth backing. DLC
Medium
Col. Map 57 X 85 Cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3401.F2 1777 .F3
G3401.F2 1777 .F3 Copy 2 Vault : Am. 5-18b Mounted on cloth in nine sections; coloration differs.
G3401.F2 1777 .F3 Copy 3 Vault Map in two sections; coloration differs. Watermark: J. Whatman.
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
G3401F Ar015200 Http://Hdl.Loc.Gov/Loc.Gmd/G3401F.Ar015200
Library of Congress Catalog Number
73695741
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