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87 Extrema Americae versus Boream, ubi Terra Nova Nova Francia, Adjacentiaqs. Canada Johannes Blaeu 1664 A   $2,000.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.2 x 17.5 inches) This handsome map of the Canadian Maritimes appeared in Blaeu's monument masterwork, the Atlas Maior. It is the only map to focus soley on Canada from this atlas. The cartography is based on Samuel de Champlain's great map of 1632 augmented with place names from De Laet and Jansson. Blaeu's version shows Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador and the Davis and Huds...

88 Description des Castors & de leur Industrie, des Canots, Habitations, Habillemens, Maniere de Vivre des Sauvages du Canada' Canada Henry Abraham Chatelain 1719 A   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 15 inches) This is the famous beaver sheet from Volume Six of Chatelain's mammoth atlas. It contains descriptions and illustrations of beavers and their industry, and of the canoes, dwellings, hunting, fishing, clothes, customs and writing of the Canadian Indians. The large, ferocious beaver, is recognizable in later cartouches by Robert de Vaugondy, Santini and others.

89 L'Acadie Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Robert de Vaugondy (family) 1749 A   $200.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8 x 6.3 inches) A finely engraved copper plate map of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and part of Cape Breton Island. Good detail of rivers and lakes, and along the coast lines. Forests are depicted as groups of little trees. Shows three banks in the vicinity of today's Sable Island, Sambro and Emerald Banks. This state is not recorded in Kershaw - the only difference being there is no page number printed o...

90 Carte du Golphe de St. Laurent et Pays Voisins Canada Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1757 A   $75.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.2 x 8.9 inches) Second state of this nice copper engraved map of St. Lawrence Bay with Anticosti Island, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, Newfoundland and the adjacent mainland. Decorative title cartouche

91 Partie de L'Amerique Septentrionale qui comprend le Canada, la Louisiane, le Labrador, le Groenland, la Nouvelle Angleterre, la Floride &c. Canada Rigobert Bonne 1773 B   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 11.7 inches) This is the top sheet of a two-part map covering eastern Canada and Greenland from the bottom of Hudson Bay, northward beyond the Arctic Circle to about 70 deg. N. latitude. It includes an interesting depiction of a passage between Lake Winnipeg and Hudson Bay alluding to a possible passage to the Pacific. Decorated with a large title cartouche. The map has full borders and stands on its own wi...

92 Nouvelle Ecosse ou Partie Orientale du Canada Canada Le Rouge 1755 B   $900.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.4 x 18 inches) Fine copper engraved chart of the Canadian Maritimes that was based on Jeffery's famous map. It extends west to the area of Montreal on the St. Laurence, locating Quebec, Portsmouth, Brunswick, etc., and extends south to include Boston, nearly off the map. The map is embellished with a finely engraved vignette of Neptune and his sea chariot. At upper left is a remarkable Table Comparative

93 Vue de la Basse Ville a Quebec vers le Fleuve St. Laurent Canada - Quebec F.X. Haberman 1790 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.6 x 12 inches) A lovely view of the river and city of Quebec with a ship and boat in the foreground. Engraved for a Vue d'Optique, it was designed to be viewed in a special apparatus that gave the scene a strong 3-D impression. The title at top is engraved in reverse. These views are some of the most distinctive and interesting images of the eighteenth century, and their distinctive engraving style, st...

94 Sketch of By Town Ottawa River Founded in 1826 Canada - Ottawa F. Cattlin 1832 A   $140.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 8.1 x 7.1 inches) Scarce early plan of Ottawa showing the area from the Rideau River in Lower Town to the Scotch church in Upper Town on Wellington Street. It also shows the ferry to Hull Landing. Engraved by J & C Walker.

95 Canada East Formerly Lower Canada Canada Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. 1850 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.7 x 12.5 inches) A handsome steel engraved map with decorative borders and excellent detail throughout. Centered on Quebec and extending from the River St. Anne in the Gaspe region westward to the town of Dundee in Beauharnois. Large inset of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

96 Nova Anglia Novum Belgium et Virginia Colonial Canada & United States Jan Jansson 1638 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.8 x 15.2 inches) Jansson's influential map of the eastern coast of North America covering from just south of Cape Fear to Nova Scotia. Jansson first issued this map in 1636 and based it on the less well known map of Johannes de Laet of 1630, but covering a slightly larger area. The map includes part of the Great Lakes labeled Grand Lac and Lac des Yroquois, an unnamed Lake Champlain, and a fictitio...

97 Canada ou Nouvelle France Colonial Canada & United States Allain Mallet 1683 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4 x 5.5 inches) Charming miniature map depicting the eastern seaboard from the Chesapeake Bay to Greenland and extending to include Bermuda. The Great Lakes are shown open-ended in the west. Strapwork title cartouche and an Indian family adorn the map. French text on verso.

98 Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes qui y ont ete faites' Colonial Canada & Great Lakes Delisle/Covens & Mortier 1730 B   $1,100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.2 x 19.2 inches) First issued by Guillaume Delisle in 1703, this richly detailed map provides the most accurate rendering of the Great Lakes of the time, with the lakes fully enclosed and properly placed in longitude and latitude. Delisle's map of Canada and the Great Lakes is one of the most outstanding and influential maps of the eighteenth century. It correctly positions the Ohio River but confuses its name w...

99 Karte von dem Ostlichen-Stucke von Neu Frankreich oder Canada Colonial Canada & New England Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1744 B   $325.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22 x 15.5 inches) Fine map of the eastern seaboard from Boston (Baston) through Newfoundland to the coast of Labrador. It provides excellent detail of the mouth of the St. Lawrence, the length of the river, the Maritime provinces and particularly the French claims in the region. This detailed map is a fine example of Bellin's engraving style and the extent of French exploration in the region. This is the ...

100 Canada et Louisiane Colonial Canada & United States Le Rouge 1755 B   $1,200.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19.7 x 24 inches) This important map was issued at the outbreak of hostilities in the French and Indian War. The map depicts the entire eastern seaboard and the Great Lakes up to Lake Michigan with a great amount of detail. The American interests of France, England and Spain are shown in great detail and color-coded. Fort Duquesne is shown in two different places on the map - according to D’Anville and Je...

101 Carte du Detroit entre le Lac Superieur et le Lac Huron, avec le Sault Sainte Marie et le Poste de Michillimakinac' Colonial Great Lakes Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1744 B   $550.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.2 x 8.2 inches) Small map of the strategic passage in the Upper Lakes system, which was so important to the colonial fur trade. Adorned with a nice compass rose. Engraved by Desbruslins.

102 Partie Occidentale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada Colonial Great Lakes Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1755 +A   $1,600.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21 x 16.5 inches) Superb map of the Great Lakes region illustrating strategic forts and the area claimed by the French just prior to the French and Indian War. Bellin's map, first published in 1744, dominated the cartography of the Great Lakes region for many years. Four fictitious islands appear in Lake Superior, including the infamous I Philippeaux Aut. I Minang that continued to appear on maps, a...

103 A Plan of the Straits of St. Mary, and Michilimakinac, to Shew the Situation & Importance of the two Westernmost Settlements of Canada for the Fur Trade Colonial Great Lakes Anonymous 1761 A   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.6 x 9.3 inches) Uncommon map of the region where the fur trade flourished during the colonial period. Mackinac and Sault Ste. Marie each commanded a narrows in the Upper Lakes system, thus exercising great influence in the fur trade and became strategic sites for military activity. The map is densely engraved to depict the mountainous and forested landscape and filled with interesting notations concerning the In...

104 Partie du Fleuve St. Laurent depuis Quebec jusqu'au Lac St. Francois / Carte du Lac Champlain Colonial Canada and New York Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1764 B   $120.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.2 x 8.2 inches) Two fine detailed charts on a single sheet. The top map depicts the St. Lawrence River from Quebec to Montreal and Lake St. Francis. At bottom is a detailed chart of Lake Champlain.

105 A New Map of Canada, Also the North Parts of New England and New York; with Nova Scotia and Newfound Land Colonial Canada, New England and Great Lakes Anonymous 1766 B   $200.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.5 x 7.9 inches) This is a small English version of Robert de Vaugondy's map of 1755 updated to indicate changes resulting from the Treaty of Utrecht. The map includes a large inset map of the Great Lakes and is embellished with a large title cartouche.

106 Nieuwe Kaart van Kanada de Landen aan de Hudsons-Baay en de Noordwestelyke deelen van Noord-Amerika Colonial Canada and Great Lakes Isaac Tirion 1769 A   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 12 inches) A very nice map based on Jefferys' important map of Canada in 1760 with a realistic interpretation of Lake Winnipeg. It covers from Hudson Bay, through the Great Lakes, to Philadelphia. In the West the St. Charles River flows off the map with a notation, "the length of which is unknown, this is the route the Indians follow coming from the West." Inset of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

107 The British Dominions in North America from a late Survey Colonial United States & Canada Anonymous 1774 B   $450.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 9.2 inches) A rare map of the eastern part of North America with the colonies confined along the eastern seaboard and Indian villages and forts shown west of the Appalachian Mountains. The title is enclosed in a decorative cartouche filling the Atlantic. The Monthly Miscellany magazine was a short lived publication issued between January 1774 and September 1777. This is the only map that appeared in...

108 Partie Occidentale du Canada, Contenant les cinq Grands Lacs, avec les Pays Circonvoisins Colonial Canada & Great Lakes Rigobert Bonne 1775 A   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12.5 x 8.4 inches) Nice example of this map of the Great Lakes depicting frontier forts, missions, and fur trade routes. It covers the region from James Bay to just below Ft. Duquesne and from Lake Ontario through the Great Plains. It contains numerous Indian tribe names and forts, including Detroit, St. Louis, Toronto and Chicagou. The supposed source of the Mississippi is shown. First state, engraved by...

109 A General Map of North America from the latest Observations Colonial Canada & United States John Lodge 1776 B   $600.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 10.8 inches) An interesting map showing the British view of their colonies at the outbreak of the American Revolution based on the cartography of Thomas Jefferys. It covers from James Bay to the Gulf of Mexico and provides many details about the frontier wilderness including numerous early forts, Indian villages and tribal territories. The mythical islands in Lake Superior are a hold-over from earlier...

110 Karte des nordlichsten America' Colonial Canada & United States Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann 1791 +A   $750.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.8 x 15.5 inches) This rare map of the northern part of North America includes a very early depiction of Mackenzie's discoveries in the Arctic. The geography was based on Arrowsmith's 8-sheet map of 1790 and covers the Pacific coast from Cook's Inlet to Cape Mendocino in the west and from Baffins Bay to Virginia in the east. It is filled with fine topographical detail, Indian tribes, a nearly complete hypothetica...

111 A New and Correct Map of the British Colonies in North America Comprehending Eastern Canada with the Province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Government of Newfoundland: with the Adjacent States of New England, Vermont, New York' Colonial Canada & New England Laurie & Whittle 1794 B   $500.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 26 x 18.7 inches) This detailed map includes eastern Canada with Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland together with New England, New York, New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. The great fishing banks are graphically depicted and the north and west coasts of Newfoundland are colored blue to indicate French fishing rights by a recent treaty. There are numerous interesting not...

112 North America Sheet IV Lake Superior Canada and Great Lakes SDUK 1832 A   $65.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 12 inches) Finely engraved map with great detail of the region surrounding Lake Superior. Includes important navigational notes, interesting notations in the interior, depth readings, Native American tribes, place names, etc. Locates the American Fur Company at the west end near Fond du Lac. Published by Baldwin & Cradock. Keyboard style border surrounds.

113 A Map of the Province of Upper Canada describing All the New Settlements, Townships, &c. with the Countries Adjacent, from Quebec to Lake Huron Canada and Great Lakes James Wyld 1838 B   $425.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 33.7 x 22.3 inches) A large and boldly engraved copper plate map. The map extends westward to include Lake George, part of Lake Superior and Detroit, eastward to Quebec, and as far south to include New Salem, Sandusky and Fort Miamis. Filled with towns and settlements and individual named townships, roads and trails including an unfinished one heading west from Detroit. Many interesting notations, e.g., "This Cree...

114 A New Map of the Province of Lower Canada, Describing all the Seigneuries, Townships, Grants of Land, &c. Compiled from Plans deposited in the Patent Office Quebec: by Samuel Holland, Esq. Surveyor General' Canada and New England James Wyld 1840 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 34 x 22.4 inches) Title continues: "To which is Added A Plan of the Rivers Scouriac & Magaguadavic Surveyed in 1796, 97, and 98, by Order of the Commissioners, appointed to ascertain the true River St. Croix intended by the Treaty of Paris in 1783 Between His Britannic Majesty, and the United States of America." This boldly engraved map extends westward to include Lake St. Francis and the extreme tip of Upper Cana...

115 Northern America British, Russian & Danish Possessions in North America Canada & Alaska Joseph Hutchins Colton 1855 +A   $80.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16 x 12.7 inches) A fine steel engraved map of Canada showing all the provinces and locating major rivers, lakes, and cities. Today's British Columbia and Yukon are here called New Georgia. Regions that make up today's Northwest Territory and Alberta are labeled Mackenzie River, Peace River, Athabasca, English River, Lesser Slave Lake, and Churchill. Extends to show most of Greenland and the...

116 United States of North America and Part of Canada Western United States and Canada Letts & Son 1883 B   $170.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.5 x 13 inches) A highly detailed map of the western states and border region with Canada. Major cities and Indian Reservations are highlighted in red. Public Lands in the panhandle of Indian Territory and Yellowstone Park are highlighted in purple. A map of Iceland on the same scale is used as a device to show comparative size. At bottom are profiles of the Central Pacific Railway and the proposed Canadian P...

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