COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Map Collection
mediaCollectionId
JCBMAPS~1~1
JCB Map Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
10592
accession_number
10592
Accession Number
false
File Name:
10592-003
file_name
10592-003
File Name
false
Call number:
Cabinet C762 /1
call_number
Cabinet C762 /1
Call number
false
Map title:
[Caribbean islands and northern South America]
map_title
[Caribbean islands and northern South America]
Map title
false
Place of Publication:
London
place_of_publication
London
Place of Publication
false
Publisher:
M. A. Rocque in the Strand & A. Dury in Dukes Court St. Martins Lane
publisher
M. A. Rocque in the Strand & A. Dury in Dukes Court St. Martins Lane
Publisher
false
Publication date:
[ca. 1762]
publication_date
[ca. 1762]
Publication date
false
Map size height:
43 cm.
map_size_height
43 cm.
Map size height
false
Map size width:
45 cm.
map_size_width
45 cm.
Map size width
false
Item description:
engraving, hand coloring
item_description
engraving, hand coloring
Item description
false
Geographical description:
Lower right sheet of a four-sheet map of North America. This sheet includes some Caribbean islands and the northern part of South America. Also includes some topographical details, location of settlements, rivers and lakes, and narrative on sources of knowledge or lack thereof used to construct map. Contemporary ms. notes in margins, etc., concerning alterations in the balance of power brought about by the Treaty of 1763 and shown on the map by difference colors conforming to a manuscript color key in the margin.
geographical_description
Lower right sheet of a four-sheet map of North America. This sheet includes some Caribbean islands and the northern part of South America. Also includes some topographical details, location of settlements, rivers and lakes, and narrative on sources of knowledge or lack thereof used to construct map. Contemporary ms. notes in margins, etc., concerning alterations in the balance of power brought about by the Treaty of 1763 and shown on the map by difference colors conforming to a manuscript color key in the margin.
Geographical description
false
Source author:
Rocque, John
source_author
Rocque, John
Source author
false
Source title:
A general map of North America in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c. taken from actual surveys and observations made in the army employ'd there, from the year 1754, to 1761 drawn by the late John Rocque, topographer to His Majesty
source_title
A general map of North America in which is express'd the several new roads, forts, engagements, &c. taken from actual surveys and observations made in the army employ'd there, from the year 1754, to 1761 drawn by the late John Rocque, topographer to His Majesty
Source title
false
Source place:
[London] : M. A. Rocque in the Strand & A. Dury in Dukes Court St Martins Lane,[1762]
source_place
[London] : M. A. Rocque in the Strand & A. Dury in Dukes Court St Martins Lane,[1762]
Source place
false
Cartobibliographic notes:
Pasted on reverse, clipping (probably from a periodical) "They write from New Jersey in America, ..." encouraging the development of industry in the British colonies [ca. 1764].
cartobibliographic_notes
Pasted on reverse, clipping (probably from a periodical) "They write from New Jersey in America, ..." encouraging the development of industry in the British colonies [ca. 1764].
Cartobibliographic notes
false
References:
Phillips, P.L. Maps, 579; British Museum Printed Maps 12/301; http://www.mapforum… (July 2003)
references
Phillips, P.L. Maps, 579; British Museum Printed Maps 12/301; http://www.mapforum.com/05/rocque.htm (July 2003)
References
false
Geographic Area:
Caribbean
geographic_area
Caribbean
Geographic Area
false
Scale 1:
1,800,000
scale_1
1,800,000
Scale 1
false
Normalized date:
1762
normalized_date
1762
Normalized date
false
Creator:
John Rocque
creator
John Rocque
Creator
false