A General Map of North America
Date1762
Publisher
Mary Ann Rocque
Cartographer
John Rocque
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving with hand color on laid paper, dissected and mounted on textile
DimensionsOverall: 39 × 37in. (99.1 × 94cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Joseph H. and June S. Hennage Fund
Object number2024-4
DescriptionCartouche reads: "A/ GENERAL MAP OF/ NORTH AMERICA;/ In which is Express'd / The several New Roads, Forts, Engagements, & c./ taken from Actual Surveys and Observations/ Made in the Army employ'd there,/ From the Year 1754, to 1761;/ Drawn by the late JOHN ROCQUE, Topographer to/ His MAJESTY. / CARTES GENERALES DE/ L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE;/ En les quelles sont exprimis/ Les Nouvelles Routes, Forts, Batailles, &c. d'apres/ les OBservations qui ou ete faites depouis l'An 1754, jusqu'a L'An 1761: / Recuellies par feu JEAN ROCQUE, Topogaphe de/ Sa MAJESTE BRITANNIQUE, &c."ProvenanceBefore 2024, [Daniel Crouch Rare Books, London]; 2024-present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
ca. 1725
after 1788
