American Manuscript Maps in British Repositories : Part 1 : From the Peace of Paris to the American Revolution : 1760 - 1872.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LPR .G7P8A4M3A4 |
Category: | Great Britain |
Creator: | Great Britain. Public Records. |
Description: | 4 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm |
Background: | The maps and plans held by The National Archives in London have immense historical value, both as cartographic artifacts in their own right, and as graphic documents which create a record of the events and places to which they relate. From the time of the Seven Years War, maps and plans of all sizes and scales became increasingly indispensable to civil authorities and to the British military. The Crown commissioned much of the mapping that was carried on during this period, either by military officers or by paid appointees. Maps and plans originated from many different government departments, but the colonial administration and the war office generated the most activity. After the American Revolution, maps collections became more organized and most, eventually, made their way to the Public Record Office. For each map reproduced in this microfilm collection, the earlier provenance is shown in the catalogue entry, and many have been given a Map Room reference in addition to their original designation. |
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Originals: | The original records are held by The National Archives in London. |
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Finding Aids: | A guide describing each of the maps is available, prepared by John Brian Harley and Minda C. Phillips, University of Exeter, and includes sections on provenance and cartographers, an alphabetical list with reel and reference numbers, and select bibliography. This is found in The Loyalist Collection red binder and on the shelf under the call no. HIL-MICGDL E208 .G73 (2 volumes). The listing of West Indies or Caribbean maps from the guide is available electronically (see Electronic Finding Aid section). |
Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Map Listing (West Indies or Caribbean)- parts 1 and 2.pdf Finding-Aid_.American-Manuscript-Maps_GB-Public-Recordspdf.pdf Shelf-List_American-Manuscript-Maps_GB-Public-Records.pdf |
Notes: | American Manuscript Maps in British Repositories : Part 1 : From the Peace of Paris to the American Revolution, is one of several titles in the series, British Records Relating to America in Microform, which are published under the auspices of the British Association for American Studies by Microform Limited. The background material provided by the authors of the Introduction has been a source of much useful information in the preparation of the Inventory description. |
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See Part 2 of this series at: https://loyalist.lib.unb.ca/node/4446 |