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North America British possessions [cartographic material] / D. Lizars

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Item

Date:

[1831?].

Reference:

R11981-597-1-E, Volume number: 366

Item no. (creator):

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection #366

Local class no.:

H3/1100/[1831?]

Type of material:

Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4146415

Context of this record:

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Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection

Canada (Including Eastern Canada up to 1780)

North America British possessions
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Date(s):

[1831?].

Place:

Edinburgh:

Place of creation:

Scotland

Publisher:

D. Lizars,

Extent:

1 map : hand coloured outline ; 40 x 51 cm on sheet 47 x 56 cm.

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Covers Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland and the northern United States. Shows settlements, Indian tribes, rivers, etc.

Provenance:

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Lizars, Daniel, 1760-1812

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General note:

From: The Edinburgh geographical and historical atlas, comprehending a sketch of the history of geography; a view of the principles of mathematical, physical, civil, and political geography; an account of the geography, statistics, and history of each continent, state, and kingdom, delineated. And a tabular view of the principal mountain chains in the world. Engraved on sixty-nine copper plates, and compiled from materials drawn from the newest and most authentic sources. /by D. Lizars, Edinburgh: J. Hamilton.Plate no. 62
Relief shown by hachures.
Prime meridian of Greenwich
"LXII" appears in upper left margin.

Custodial history:

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Citation/reference note:

Phillips, Entry 761, plate no 62, Phillips, Entry 782, plate no 62, David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Image no. 0436058

Cartographic math data:

Scale [ca. 13,000,000 ] (W 180°--W 2°/N 80°--N 40°)

Availability of other formats note:

The microfiche version is NMC191081

Exhibitions note:

Over the Rockies: The Discovery & Mapping of the Canadian West 1700-1886. An Exhibition held at the Royal Ontario Museum, March and April, 1956.

Date of issue:

Date of issue based on publication date of the atlas.

Related material:

For other copies see: G1019 .E34 1831 - fol./Vault
(AMICUS No. 17076527)

Container note(s):

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366 : Old container label was "1100 CANADA [1831?].
Subject heading:

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Canada - Maps - Early works, 1801-1850

North America Early works, 1801-1850
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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80101/245 CA
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Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]
Original can be viewed in the presence of an early cartographic archivist. Microfiche version is open.

Microfiche [R11981] NMC191081

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [R11981] 366

[Consultation 90 Open]

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