Detail View: JCB Map Collection: A New Map of Part of North America ... as described By Joseph La France a French Canadese Indian, who Travaled thro those Countries and Lakes for 3 Years from 1739 to 1742
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Accession Number:
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09896
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File Name:
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09896-1
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Call number:
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D744 D632a /1-SIZE
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Map title:
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A New Map of Part of North America ... as described By Joseph La France a French Canadese Indian, who Travaled thro those Countries and Lakes for 3 Years from 1739 to 1742
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Place of Publication:
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[London]
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Publisher:
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[J. Robinson]
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Publication date:
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[1744]
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Map size height:
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32.8 cm.
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Map size width:
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47.2 cm.
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Item description:
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fold-out engraved map; preceding p. 1
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Geographical description:
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Map of North America, showing Hudson Bay, the Great Lakes, and Greenland, with the northwestern part of the continent left blank. Cartographic elements include lines of longitude and latitude, some topographical details, location of lakes, rivers, islands, and various native American tribes.
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Source author:
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Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765
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Source title:
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Account of the countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America: containing a description of their lakes and rivers, the nature of the soil and climates, and their methods of commerce, &c.
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Source place:
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London : Printed for J. Robinson, at the Golden Lion in Ludgate-Street, M DCC LXIV
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Historical notes:
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Dobbs, an advocate for North Pacific exploration, influential member of the Irish House of Commons, and later colonial governor of North Carolina, was interested in proving that a Northwest Passage existed. He also wished to abolish the monopoly held by the Hudson's Bay Company, a monopoly he saw as a deterrent in the exploration and exploitation of the area.
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Normalized date:
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1744
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