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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.

Created / Published

  • [London, 1760]

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. Soundings shown in fathoms.
  • -  Originally on 12 plates.
  • -  "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.
  • -  Includes text and 17 coastal views.
  • -  Insets: [River St. Laurence from Quebec to Isle of Orleans]--[River St. Laurence from Richelieu Falls to the English Bank]--[Bay of the Seven Islands]--[Mingan Island]--[Mingan Harbor]--[Gaspee Bay]--[River St. Laurence from English Bank to Green Island]
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 650/1; 651/2

Medium

  • map 235 x 86 cm. on 6 sheets 43 x 82 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3312.S5P5 1759 .J44

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74696159

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. 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, 1760] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74696159/.

APA citation style:

Jefferys, T. (1760) 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] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74696159/.

MLA citation style:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771. 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, 1760] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74696159/>.