John Mitchell, A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America (1755), LOC copy 1 (g3300.ar003900), archival master TIFF. Labels the archipelago 'Beaver I.' east of the 'Poutewatamis Islands'.
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A large, detailed printed map shows coastlines, rivers, settlements, territorial boundaries, and numerous place labels across a broad continental region. A compass rose appears near the lower center, while a decorative illustrated cartouche occupies the lower-right corner. The map is divided into multiple joined or folded panels with visible creases and dark seams.
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23,179 × 16,156 px · TIFF · 1.05 GB
Subjects and keywords
Text in the image
Transcribed from the object itself.
A MAP OF THE British and French Dominions IN NORTH AMERICA; LOUISIANA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; BEAVER I.; POUTEWATAMIS ISLANDS
Taken from the record
Not observed in the image — supplied by the archive's own catalogue, and repeated here so the two stay distinguishable.
Catalogued as John Mitchell's A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America, dated 1755. The record identifies it as a Library of Congress copy and notes that the archipelago is labeled “Beaver I.” east of the “Poutewatamis Islands.”
Rights and credit
Public domain (Library of Congress; no known restrictions)
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Provenance
- Held by
- Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
- Collection
- Historical maps — Library of Congress
- Named on the record
- Library of Congress
- Original
- https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/gmd/gmd3/g3300/g3300/ar003900Z.tif
- Copy taken
- 2026-07-31
- Title from
- an article in this archive
The files
| Rendition | Format | Extent | Size | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master | TIFF | 23,179 × 16,156 px | 1.05 GB | d7ab6260680a… |
| Alternate | JPEG 2000 | 23,179 × 16,156 px | 54.0 MB | 76014bee6985… |
| Alternate | JPEG | 2,800 × 2,400 px | 1.1 MB | a4ced87f9fb9… |
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- Written aboutar003900
Cite this
Library of Congress. “ar003900”. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/map/mitchell-1755-ar003900/. copy retrieved 2026-07-31.
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