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Map A general map of the northern British colonies in America. Which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. From the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map 1776.

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Title

  • A general map of the northern British colonies in America. Which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. From the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map 1776.

Names

  • Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
  • Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801.
  • Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805.

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea chartsellers, 1776.

Headings

  • -  North America--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  North America

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:3,700,000.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "The seat of war, in the northern colonies, containing the province of Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, &ca."
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 48 x 67 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3300 1776 .R6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74693073

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Robert Sayer And John Bennett, Samuel Holland, and Thomas Pownall. A general map of the northern British colonies in America. Which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. From the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map. London, Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea chartsellers, 1776. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74693073/.

APA citation style:

Robert Sayer And John Bennett, Holland, S. & Pownall, T. (1776) A general map of the northern British colonies in America. Which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. From the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map. London, Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea chartsellers. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74693073/.

MLA citation style:

Robert Sayer And John Bennett, Samuel Holland, and Thomas Pownall. A general map of the northern British colonies in America. Which comprehends the province of Quebec, the government of Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England and New-York. From the maps published by the Admiralty and Board of Trade, regulated by the astronomic and trigonometric observations of Major Holland and corrected from Governor Pownall's late map. London, Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea chartsellers, 1776. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74693073/>.