The first mapping of America : the general survey of British North America / Alexander Johnson. [electronic resource]
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TextSeries: Tauris historical geography series ; 10.Publisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2017Description: 1 online resource (xx, 331 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - 9781786733214 (e-book)
- General survey of British North America
- Cartography -- North America -- History -- 18th century
- Cartography -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Cartography -- Canada -- History -- 18th century
- North America -- Maps -- History -- 18th century
- United States -- Maps -- History -- 18th century
- Canada -- Maps -- History -- 18th century
- North America -- Historical geography
- 526.097309033 23
- GA401 .J646 2017
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| Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index.
Part I. On the tide of the Enlightenment -- Part II. The antecedents and genesis of the General Survey -- Part III. Mapping 'infant colonies' : the commencement of the General Survey -- Part IV. 'Closing the net' : the General Survey during the administration of the Earl of Hillsborough -- Part V. 'A new spring to our future endeavors' : the General Survery under the administration of the Earl of Dartmouth -- Part VI. The General Survey and the militarisation of civilian cartography -- Part VII. Conclusion and legacy.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.