British America

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

British America

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.12

Description

Lithographed and watercolored map of eastern Canada, possibly from an atlas, entitled "British / America.;" map colored green, pink, yellow and beige and printed on thin paper; map runs from Hudson's Bay to the north to Lake Erie to the south; from Lake Superior to the west to St. Johns, Newfoundland to the east; regions/provinces include Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, District of Quebec, Labrador, Rupertsland, East Main, New South Wales, Upper Canada and Lower; United States border and Atlantic Ocean noted; title contained in border with cut corners top center; scale below; longitude and latitude lines included; border includes "Longitude West 70 from Greenwich" at top and "Longitude East 7 from Washington" at bottom; outside of border "J.H. Young Sc." in italics in lower center; "xxvii" in viewer's lower right; once folded as if it were tipped into a book.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

J. H. Young

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1830

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 10

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

10-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (21.6 x 26.7 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some staining along folds; line of stain running vertically roughly every 1 1/2".

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28A

Note Type

Department

Note

Library