North America : performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood [map] / by the Sieur D'Anville ; greatly improved by Mr. Bolton ; engraved by R. W. Seale.

Author
Bolton, Mr. (S.) [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
[London : H. Woodfall, 1766]
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]. (W 126°53ʹ00ʺ--W 59°24ʹ00ʺ/N 55°20ʹ00ʺ--N 7°00ʹ00ʺ).
  • Scale [ca. 1:3,000,000]. (W 97°30ʹ00ʺ--W 30°02ʹ00ʺ/N 82°30ʹ00ʺ--N 50°45ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 82 x 85 cm.

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Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Includes historical and descriptive notes, and an inset chart of Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay.
  • In lower margin: For Mr. Postlethwayte's Dictionary of trade & commerce.
  • From: The universal dictionary of trade and commerce ... / by Malachy Postlethwayt ... 3rd ed. London : Printed for H. Woodfall [and 16 others], 1766.
  • In cartouche in lower left: Maps for Mr. Postlethwayt's Dictionary of commerce, which make a compleat body of geography of the whole world, viz. North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Europe, printed on twenty four sheets.
  • Watermark: Fleur de lys and TH.
  • Originally issued on four sheets, now joined.
Other title(s)
Bays of Hudson and Bylot
OCLC
1340441182
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