| Cartographer | Laforce, René-Hippolyte, 1728-1802 |
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| Former owner | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 |
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| Former owner | Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies |
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| Date | 1757 |
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| Scale | Scale approximately 1:1,030,000 |
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| Language | French |
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| Location | British Library |
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| Collection (local) | British Library Collection |
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| Subjects | - Fortification--Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Military art and science--Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)--Maps, Manuscrip--Early works to 1800
- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fort Frontenac (Ont. : Fort)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Old Fort Niagara (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fort Oswego (Oswego, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fort Ontario (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
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| Places | - Canada
- Fort Ontario
- Fort Oswego
- Kingston
- Niagara (county)
- North and Central America
- Old Fort Niagara
- Ontario, Lake
- Oswego (county)
- United States
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| Extent | 1 map on 2 sheets : manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 39 x 71 cm |
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| Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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| Notes | - Shows title in a decorative cartouche at upper left with a lettered (A-P) key beneath identifying the islands of Lake Ontario.
- Shows a decorative compass rose in the centre of the lake orienting north to the top of the map.
- Shows a mileage scale at lower right, "ECHELLE DE 20 Lieue & marine".
- Shows four inset maps at the corners of the map of Lake Ontario; Fort Toronto (also known as Fort Rouillé) at upper left, Fort Niagara at lower left, Fort Frontenac at upper right and Forts Ontario, Oswego (here called "Chouayguin") and George (here called [pejoratively] "Fort au Boeufs") at lower right.
- Copy at Add Ms 57,707.10. Bound in R.U.S.I. Vol LXXII. Shows manuscript addition of "10" in pencil at upper right. Shows "A 27/32" in pencil at lower left. Laid on archival tissue. Manuscript addition of "A 66" to verso. Green circular label to verso showing "13". White label to verso showing "DRAWER 27 SECTION 3". Blue label to verso shows "A 27/32".
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