Mid-18th century map of North America. Based on a French map by Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville. Hand-coloured, Canada and French territories in yellow, Spanish settlements in green, and English Colonies in other colours. Scale: 1:6,500,000. Prime meridians: Ferro and London. Top right corner of the map is missing, cutting out part of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Gulf of St. Laurence. Includes extensive historical treatises outlining the"English Title to their Settlements on the Continent" as well as the "French Incroachments".
Note: May 1755 Published according to Act by Thomas Jefferys Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales near Charing Cross.
