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North America. Performed under the patronage of Louis Duke of Orleans, by the Sieur d'Anville. Greatly improved by Mr. Bolton. Engrav'd by R. W. Seale. Gravelot, delin. A. Walker, del. & sculp.

Bolton, Solomon, d. ca. 1768.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[London] 1763.

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:6,250,000.

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.

Sheets form plates I-IV of "Mr. Postlethwayte's dictionary of trade & commerce."

Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 14

Includes inset of northeastern Canada, historical and descriptive notes, and text "Pursuant to the last Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris, Feb. 10, 1763."

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

RELATED NAMES
Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d', 1697-1782.
Seale, Richard William.
Gravelot, H.
Walker, Anthony, 1726-1765.
Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767.

MEDIUM
map 83 x 87 cm. on 4 sheets 51 x 63 cm. and 51 x 42 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3300 1763 .B58 Vault

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

DIGITAL ID
g3300 ar001400 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3300.ar001400

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier. Selections from the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division)

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