Sketch of the river St. Lawrence from Montreal to the island St. Barnaby on the south side, and the islands of Jeremy on the north side of the river. [cartographic material] By order of His Excellency James Murray Esqr. Governour of Quebec & c. by Captn. Montresor.

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Sketch of the river St. Lawrence from Montreal to the island St. Barnaby on the south side, and the islands of Jeremy on the north side of the river. [cartographic material] By order of His Excellency James Murray Esqr. Governour of Quebec & c. by Captn. Montresor.

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4189759

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Date:

[1760].

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Box number: 2000210549

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Item ID number:

4189759

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Maps, plans and charts

Quebec - Maps, Charts and Plans

312 - St. Lawrence River - River and lake basins, Quebec

Sketch of the river St. Lawrence from Montreal to the island St. Barnaby on the south side, and the islands of Jeremy on the north side of the river.
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Date(s):

[1760].

Place:

[Québec]:

Place of creation:

Canada

Publisher:

John Montresor,

Extent:

1 map : ms. col. ; 40 x 176.5 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Item is a manuscript map of the St. Lawrence river and valley from Montreal to the Saint-Barnabé island (Rimouski) on the south shore and to the Îlets Jérémie (Colombier), on the north shore.

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Cartographer: Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

Cartographer: Montresor, John, 1736-1799
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General Note:

LAC has three versions of the same map, all manuscript.

This is version B (NMC 16843; "Governour" Murray in the title like in version C).
It is most probably the original map by John Montresor (the other versions were copied by John Mackelean).

Version A is NMC16842 (item 4158284)
Version C is NMC19322 (item 5751209).

Availability of other formats note:

Microfiche: NMC16843.

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Plan of part of the River Saint Lawrence from Montreal to the parish of Berthier on the north and to Sorel on the south side of the river, ..

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New France

Nouvelle-France - Cartes

St. Lawrence River - Maps

Fleuve Saint-Laurent - Cartes géographiques

Seven Years' War - Maps

Guerre de Sept Ans, 1756-1763 Cartes

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Sketch of the river St. Lawrence from Montreal to the island St. Barnaby on the south side, and the islands of Jeremy on the north side of the river. [cartographic material] By order of His Excellency James Murray Esqr. Governour of Quebec & c. by Captn. Montresor.

Sketch of the river St. Lawrence from Montreal to the island St. Barnaby on the south side, and the islands of Jeremy on the north side of the river. [cartographic material] By order of His Excellency James Murray Esqr. Governour of Quebec & c. by Captn. Montresor.