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Map A map of the River of Annapolis Royal

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Title

  • A map of the River of Annapolis Royal

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

  • Outline maps
  • Early maps
  • Manuscript Maps

Notes

  • -  Shows the outline sketch of the River Annapolis Royal plan.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Pen-and-ink, manuscript map.
  • -  Dedicated to Lawrence Armstrong, probably by George Mitchell, deputy of David Dunbar, who was appointed surveyor general in 1728.
  • -  In Beamish Murdock's: A history of Nova-Scotia, or Acadie, Volume 1, page 482, is the following: Soon after (1732) 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, staining throughout, torn at fold lines, hemmed at edges with green cloth, and mounted on cloth.

Medium

  • 1 manuscript map ; cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3422.A5 1732 .M3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021589211

Online Format

  • image

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A map of the River of Annapolis Royal. [Nova Scotia?: Producer not identified, ?, 1732] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021589211/.

APA citation style:

(1732) A map of the River of Annapolis Royal. [Nova Scotia?: Producer not identified, ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021589211/.

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A map of the River of Annapolis Royal. [Nova Scotia?: Producer not identified, ?, 1732] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021589211/>.