North America, performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, First Prince of the Blood; by the Sieur d'Anville, greatly improved by Mr. Bolton. Engraved by R. W. Seale. For Mr. Postlethwayte's Dictionary of trade and commerce. Gravelot, delin; Walker, sculp.

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Bolton, Solomon, d. ca. 1768.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[London] Printed for John and Paul Knapton, 1752.

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:6,000,000.

Hand colored.

Relief shown pictorially.

Shows provinces, cities and towns, forts, Indian villages and tribal territory.

Also shows shoals, banks, and other navigational hazards off the coast of Nova Scotia and in the Caribbean area.

Originally issued in 4 plates. LC copy mounted as 1 map.

Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 13

"N.B. This large map of North America was originally engrav'd at Paris, ..."

Includes historical and descriptive notes, and an inset chart of Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay.

SUBJECTS
North America--Maps--Early works to 1800.
North America.

MEDIUM
col. map 89 x 90 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3300 1752 .B62 Vault

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

DIGITAL ID
g3300 ar001300 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ar001300

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