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La Nuova Francia [Early North America] – 1556

Categories: 1556, Canada, North America, United States

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Lac Superieur et autres lieux ou sont les missions des peres de la Compagnie de Jesus comprises sous le nom d’Outaouacs [Lake Superior Region] – 1670-1671

Categories: 1670, 1671, Canada, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Michigan

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  • Title: Lac Superieur et autres lieux ou sont les missions des peres de la Compagnie de Jesus comprises sous le nom d’Outaouacs [Lake Superior Region]
  • Date: 1670-1671
  • Cartographer: Claude Dablon, 1619-1697
  • Web Source: James Ford Bell Library

A New Map of Part of North America – 1739-1742

Categories: 1739, 1742, Canada, North America, United States

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Plan of Quebec – 1763

Categories: 1763, Quebec, Quebec City

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Plan of Fort Frontenac – 1765

Categories: 1765, Kingston, Ontario

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Plan of the Town and Fortifications of Montreal or Ville Marie in Canada – 1765

Categories: 1765, Montreal, Quebec

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Plan of the City and Fortress of Louisbourg with the Attacks – 1765

Categories: 1765, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia

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A Plan of Fort Frederick Situated on the Entrance of St. John’s River – 1765

Categories: 1765, Fort Frederick, Kingston, Ontario

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A Plan of the Town of Halifax in Nova Scotia – 1765

Categories: 1765, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia or Acadia 1768

Categories: 1768, Canada, North America, Nova Scotia

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  • Title: Nova Scotia or Acadia 1768
  • Date: 1768
  • Full Title: Map of Nova Scotia, or Acadia : with the islands of Cape Breton and St. John's, from actual surveys / by Captn. Montresor, engir.
  • Creator: Montresor, John, 1736-1799
  • Contributors: Dury, Andrew
  • Publication Date: 1768
  • Notes: Nova Scotia --Maps --Early works to 1800. Acadia --Maps --Early works to 1800. Prince Edward Island --Maps --Early works to 1800. Prince Edward Island --Administrative and political divisions --Maps --Early works to 1800. Cape Breton Island (N.S.) --Maps --Early works to 1800.
  • Scale: ca. 1:390,000
  • Original Item Description: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. 100 x 139 cm., on sheets 54 x 71 cm.
  • Repository: American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Digital Publisher: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
  • Rights: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Web Source: American Geographical Society Digital Map Collection

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