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Map An exact chart of the river St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c with views of the lands and all necessary instructions for navigating that river to Quebec.

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Title

  • An exact chart of the river St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c with views of the lands and all necessary instructions for navigating that river to Quebec.

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.

Created / Published

  • London, Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, 1775.

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Saint Lawrence River--Early works to 1800
  • -  Saint Lawrence River--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Saint Lawrence River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  North America--Saint Lawrence River
  • -  North America--Saint Lawrence River Valley

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:695,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially. Soundings shown in fathoms.
  • -  Appears in the author's The American atlas. 1775.
  • -  Includes text.
  • -  Insets: The Seven Islands.--A continuation of the river from Quebec to Lake Ontario.--St. Nicholas or English Harbor.--The mountains of our Lady or Notre Dame.--The road of Tadousac.--The traverse or passage from Cape Torment into the South Channel of Orleans Island.--A view of the lands from Cape Torment to the Butt as it appears in sailing through the Travers into the South Channel.
  • -  On verso: 9.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 233
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 60 x 95 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3312.S5P5 1775 .J4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 73697054

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. An exact chart of the river St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c with views of the lands and all necessary instructions for navigating that river to Quebec. London, Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, 1775. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/73697054/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. (1775) An exact chart of the river St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c with views of the lands and all necessary instructions for navigating that river to Quebec. London, Robt. Sayer, map & printseller. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/73697054/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. An exact chart of the river St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c with views of the lands and all necessary instructions for navigating that river to Quebec. London, Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, 1775. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/73697054/>.