A Map of the Island of St John Near Nova Scotia lately taken from the French, 1758.
[London: R. Griffiths & J. Hoey, c.1758.]
Engraved map. 130 x 200mm (5 x 8") Trimmed into plate top.
A rare plan of Prince Edward Island, published in 'The Grand Magazine of Universal Intelligence and Monthly Chronicle of Our Times' during the French and Indian Wars. It illustrated an account of the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign, the part of the 'Expulsion of the Acadians', the French-speaking residents of P.E.I., Nova Scotia and Cape Breton/ The 'Grand Magazine' only lasted from July 1758 to November 1759.
[Ref: 55189] £140.00
Engraved map. 130 x 200mm (5 x 8") Trimmed into plate top.
A rare plan of Prince Edward Island, published in 'The Grand Magazine of Universal Intelligence and Monthly Chronicle of Our Times' during the French and Indian Wars. It illustrated an account of the Ile Saint-Jean Campaign, the part of the 'Expulsion of the Acadians', the French-speaking residents of P.E.I., Nova Scotia and Cape Breton/ The 'Grand Magazine' only lasted from July 1758 to November 1759.
[Ref: 55189] £140.00