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Map A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to the falls of Richelieu: With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings, also particular directions for navigating the river with safety. Taken by the order of Charles Saunders, Esqr. ... in the expedition against Quebec in 1759.

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Title

  • A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to the falls of Richelieu: With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings, also particular directions for navigating the river with safety. Taken by the order of Charles Saunders, Esqr. ... in the expedition against Quebec in 1759.

Names

  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
  • Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)

Created / Published

  • London; Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea-chart sellers, 1775.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:150,000.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Depths shown in fathoms.
  • -  Each sheet composed of 4 sections glued together.
  • -  "This chart was drawn from particular surveys of the following places; and published for the use of British navigators, by command of the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, Charles Saunder, Pall Mall, May 1st., 1760."
  • -  Shows settlements, ship channels, and anchorages.
  • -  Appears in the author's The North American Pilot for Newfoundland, Labradore, the gulf and river St. Laurence. 1777.
  • -  Pl. no.: XXII, XXI, XX.
  • -  Includes text, 17 coastal views, and 9 insets.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 235
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 235 x 86 cm. on 3 sheets 92 x 83 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3312.S5P5 1775 .J43

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 73697227

Online Format

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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and Robert Sayer And John Bennett. A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to the falls of Richelieu: With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings, also particular directions for navigating the river with safety. Taken by the order of Charles Saunders, Esqr... in the expedition against Quebec in. London; Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea-chart sellers, 1775. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/73697227/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. & Robert Sayer And John Bennett. (1775) A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to the falls of Richelieu: With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings, also particular directions for navigating the river with safety. Taken by the order of Charles Saunders, Esqr... in the expedition against Quebec in. London; Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea-chart sellers. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/73697227/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, and Robert Sayer And John Bennett. A new chart of the river St. Laurence, from the island of Anticosti to the falls of Richelieu: With all the islands, rocks, shoals, and soundings, also particular directions for navigating the river with safety. Taken by the order of Charles Saunders, Esqr... in the expedition against Quebec in. London; Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea-chart sellers, 1775. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/73697227/>.