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An exact chart of the River St. Laurence... by Thomas Jefferys (1 map on 2 sheets)

An exact chart of the River St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c
An exact chart of the River St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c
Printed map; east sheet. Fifth state. Cartouche and publication information on west sheet. Visual scale [76 mm=10 "English & French marine leagues"]. Includes insets: The Mountains of our Lady or Notre Dame and The Road of Tadousac. Includes "Explanation" or legend, and textual notes. Described in Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada, Volume II, entry 669, p. 279: "Published in: A General Atlas Thomas Kitchin. 1780, 1782, 1787, 1793, 1794. And in: The American Atlas Sayer & Bennett. 1775, 1776 [1780], 1777, 1778, 1783."
An exact chart of the River St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c
An exact chart of the River St. Laurence, from Fort Frontenac to the Island of Anticosti shewing the soundings, rocks, shoals &c
Printed map; west sheet. Fifth state. "This chart is most humbly inscribed by their Lordships most obedient most devoted humble servt. Thos. Jefferys". "25 May 1775." Visual scale [76 mm=10 "English & French marine leagues"]. Includes insets: The Seven Islands, lat. 50:8 -- A continuation of the river from Quebec to Lake Ontario taken from the original publish'd at Paris by Mr. D'Anville in 1755 [continuation southwest] -- St. Nicholas or English Harbor, lat. 49.32 -- The traverse or passage from Cape Torment into the South Channel of Orleans Island -- A view of the lands from Cape Torment to the Butt.... Includes text. Described in Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada, Volume II, entry 669, p. 279: "Published in: A General Atlas Thomas Kitchin. 1780, 1782, 1787, 1793, 1794. And in: The American Atlas Sayer & Bennett. 1775, 1776 [1780], 1777, 1778, 1783."