Recherche dans la collection - A new map of North America shewing its principal divisions, chief cities, townes, rivers, mountains, &c. [cartographic material] / Delin. M. Burg. sculpt Univ. Oxon

"Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Glocester".
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes table of abbreviations which include symbols for locations archbp & bishops.
Map has a number of historical notes regarding discoveries in the new world.
Plate no 39 appears below the title cartouche. A coat of arms appear above the title cartouche.
Map depicts California as an island while Washington state and western Canada are described as "parts yet unknown".
Following names appear on the Great Lakes: Traci of Upper L. (Superior) ; Illinois L. (Michigan) ; Huron L. ; Erie L or Cats L. (Erie) and Ontario or Frontenac L (Ontario).
M. Burg. stands for Michael Burgers, the official engraver to the university of Oxford.

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

Burden, Philip D., "The Mapping of North America II", 2007, p. 477- 479., Phillips, Phillip Lee "List of Geographical atlases in the the Library of Congress", 1909, entries 3479.

"Scales of English miles according ot Vulgar Computation and according to Norwoods computation".

The microfiche version is NMC 27652

Burden has identified this map as state 3 (1704) of the map based on information appearing on Great Lakes and fact that map shows St. John Lake and Timagaming L. in Canada.

This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, March 1954 entitled "The Discovery & Mapping of the Great Lakes 'Sweet Water' 1522-1703 showcasing MacDonald's Collection., National Map Collection 1984 Antique Map Calendar .

Date of issue based on Burden's state 3.

LAC holds state 4 of this map dated [1743] see Mikan 3727380. see also Edward Well's atlas "A new sett of maps " (plate 39) AMICUS no 26306153 (G 1015/.W44/1730z) ; Mikan 4140911 (NMC 16974)