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The Isles of Montreal as they have been Survey'd by the French Engineers, from the London Magazine

Printer Robert Baldwin, London British
January 1761
Not on view
London periodicals regularly published maps of Britain's American colonies during the French and Indian War (1754-63), as British and French armies vied to gain control of the Eastern Great Lakes and Canada. This early view of the area surrounding Montreal was published in the London Magazine and shows travel routes, cities, rivers, churches, and the topography of Montreal and surrounding islands.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Isles of Montreal as they have been Survey'd by the French Engineers, from the London Magazine
  • Printer: Robert Baldwin, London
  • Date: January 1761
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 9 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (25.1 × 34.9 cm)
    Sheet: 10 1/8 × 14 1/4 in. (25.7 × 36.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1299
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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