Map An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America.

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Title
An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America.
Contributor Names
Langdon, Samuel, 1723-1797.
Created / Published
1756 [i.e. 1757]
Subject Headings
-  New Hampshire--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Vermont--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  New Hampshire--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  Vermont--Administrative and political divisions--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  United States--New Hampshire
-  United States--Vermont
Notes
-  Scale 1:633,600; 10 miles to an in.
-  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
-  Prime meridian: London.
-  Relief shown pictorially.
-  Shows "Fort William Henry taken & demolished by the French A:D: 1757."
-  Includes inscription to "His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Eqr., His Majesty's Governor," numerous historical and descriptive notes and inset "A general map of the River St. Lawrence above Montreal, to Lake Ontario, & the country westward from lake Champlain to the late English fort at Oswege," ca. 1:2,500,000.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 869
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 651/3; 651/4
Medium
col. map 68 x 71 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3740 1757 .L3
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3740.ar086900
Library of Congress Control Number
gm71000597
Online Format
image
Description
Scale 1:633,600; 10 miles to an in. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Shows "Fort William Henry taken & demolished by the French A:D: 1757." Includes inscription to "His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Eqr., His Majesty's Governor," numerous historical and descriptive notes and inset "A general map of the River St. Lawrence above Montreal, to Lake Ontario, & the country westward from lake Champlain to the late English fort at Oswege," ca. 1:2,500,000. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 869 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 651/3; 651/4
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000597
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Langdon, Samuel. An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America. [I.E. 1757, 1757] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000597/. (Accessed October 22, 2017.)

APA citation style:

Langdon, S. (1757) An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America. [I.E. 1757] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000597/.

MLA citation style:

Langdon, Samuel. An accurate map of His Majesty's Province of New-Hampshire in New England & all the adjacent country northward to the River St. Lawrence, & eastward to Penobscot Bay, containing the principal places which relate to the present war on the continent of North America. [I.E. 1757, 1757] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000597/>.