John Mitchell
A Map of the British and French Dominions in America

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ArtistDrawn by John Mitchell(British, 1711–1768)British, 1711–1768

Publisher George Louis Le Rouge(French, active 1741–1789)French, active 1741–1789

CultureFrench

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A Map of the British and French Dominions in America

Date1756

MediumEngraving with outline color on paper

DimensionsSheet (unfolded): 29 9/16 × 21 1/2 in. (75.1 × 54.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object numberB.77.18.5

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DescriptionVirginia native John Mitchell received his education at Edinburgh University and returned to Virginia to practice medicine. Mitchell was also interested in botany and exotic plants, which brought him into contact with George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax and First Lord of the Board of Trade and Plantations. By 1749, Dunk recruited Mitchell to make an extensive map of the British and French colonies in North America, at a time when some believed territorial compromise with the French was possible. Mitchell’s map remained an important touchstone for boundary disputes into the 1800s.
ProvenanceAcquired on Jan. 18, 1977, from Kenneth Nebenzahl, Chicago, Ill.
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verso top left in ink reading vertically: Canada 5 flle No 147

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