[Cartouche drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America].
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Description
- Title
- [Cartouche drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America].
- Published / Created
- [circa 1750-1755]
- Publication Place
- London, England
- Abstract
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Drawing in red chalk on hand-ruled paper by an unidentified artist, of the decorative cartouche for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America. Represented in the drawing are two Native American figures in the lower right corner, a colonial port scene in the lower left corner, and cherubs holding a British crest and flag at the top. Corn and palm trees form the side borders
- Description
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John Mitchell (1711-1768), was a British botanist, physician, and cartographer. He created A Map of the British and French dominions in North America (London: Andrew Millar, 1755), also known as the Mitchell Map, later used in negotiating the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
No linguistic content.
Title devised by cataloger.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger. - Provenance
- Source unknown. Transferred from the Yale University Library Map Collection.
- Extent
- 1 drawing : sheet 37 x 31 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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No linguistic content
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 1531
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Illustrations
Pictorial works
Chalk drawings - Material
- red chalk ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
America - Subject (Name)
- Mitchell, John, 1711-1768.
- Subject (Topic)
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Indians of North America
Colonies - Subjects
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Mitchell, John, 1711-1768 > Illustrations
Indians of North America > Pictorial works
Great Britain > Colonies > America > Pictorial works
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Cartouche Drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French Dominions in North America. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13921722
- Object ID (OID)
- 32201418