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90 Estotilandia et Laboratoris Terra Canada and Arctic Cornelis Wytfliet 1607 A   $700.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.5 x 9 inches) This fascinating map is from the first printed atlas relating exclusively to America. It is an important and influential map depicting the first detailed record of the discoveries of Davis and Frobisher in their search for the Northwest Passage. The attractive map has a stipple engraved sea and a decorative title cartouche. It is centered on the Davis Strait and depicts much of Greenland, Labrad...

91 Quebec Ville de l' Amerique Septentrionale' Canada Nicholas de Fer 1696 B   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 11.7 x 8 inches) This interesting map illustrates Sir William Phips' attack on Quebec in 1690. Phips, full of confidence from his recent military success at Port Royal, mustered a fleet from Boston for the expedition. The operation was disastrous when the under-equipped force discovered the extensive defenses at Quebec. The map provides a great view of the battle lines of the fleet and details of the French de...

92 Carte de la Baye de Hudson' Canada Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1757 A   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 8.7 inches) A handsome chart of Hudson Bay and Labrador depicting the mountains and coastal features including numerous forts. Embellished with a decorative title cartouche. The map is dated 1757, but was published circa 1790.

93 Carte de l' Accadie et Pais Voisins Canada Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1757 B   $160.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13 x 8.2 inches) First state of this nice map with a decorative rococo-style cartouche. It shows in good detail Prince Edward Island, here called Isle Saint Jean, and covers all of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton. Locates numerous banks south of Nova Scotia.

94 Carte du Golphe de St. Laurent et Pays Voisins Canada Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1760 B   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14 x 8.5 inches) First 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

95 A Particular Map, to Illustrate Gen. Amherst's Expedition, to Montreaal; with a Plan of the Town & Draught of ye Island Canada John Gibson 1760 A   $130.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9 x 7 inches) After the fall of Quebec, Montreal was the sole remaining French power center in Canada. The British General, Jeffery Amherst, occupied Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point in the fall of 1759. He began a three-pronged offensive converging on Montreal the following spring. When Vaudreuil de Cavagnal surrendered on September 8, 1760, this ended the last major campaign of the French and Indian War...

96 Quebek de Hoofdstad van Kanada aan de Rivier van St. Laurens' Canada Isaac Tirion 1769 A   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17 x 13 inches) A very handsome map vividly illustrating the English siege and attack on Quebec, which resulted in the city's capture and ultimately the end of the French and Indian War. Tirion closely copied the details from a similar plan by Thomas Jefferys. The naval and army positions are graphically depicted and keyed to a table at upper right. Small inset of "De Rivier boven Quebek" at upper left...

97 Plan de la Baye de St. Lunaire a la Cote du Nord-Est de Terre-Neuve Leve Geometriquement en 1784 Canada Depot de la Marine 1785 A   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.5 x 16.5 inches) Uncommon, finely engraved sea chart of the northeast coast of Newfoundland. The chart was drawn by and shows the surveys of Capt. Granchain, Capitaine des Vaisseaux du Roi.

98 Map of the Province of Canada from Lake Superior to the Gulf of St. Lawrence' Canada Thomas C. Keefer 1857 B   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 33.5 x 22.4 inches) A large and colorful map showing abundant detail of the region with an inset depicting the vicinity the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Includes all of Lakes Superior and Erie. Map is corrected from information by the Geological Survey under the Direction of Sir W.E. Logan. Remarkable detail throughout including political divisions, railroads, etc. Scale 1 inch = 25 miles. A legend explains symbols use...

99 A View of the habitations in Nootka Sound Canada, British Columbia Capt. James Cook 1784 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13 x 7.8 inches) A lovely copper plate view that is fully engraved and artistically rendered. Cook has landed a small sail boat on shore with the village in the background. Numerous natives greet the party and trade items.

100 Canada Colonial Great Lakes and Canada Duval/Beer 1679 A   $600.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4.8 x 4 inches) This little map is derived from Sanson's influential Le Canada ou Nouvelle France of 1656. The map is centered on the French possessions in North America with emphasis on the Great Lakes. Lake Superior and Michigan are shown with open-ended western shores and Lake Erie (Lac du Chat) is located too far south. In northern Canada a sea route is shown through the northwest part of Hudson Bay...

101 Partie de l' Amerique Septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada Colonial Great Lakes and Canada Robert de Vaugondy (family) 1755 A   $800.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 23.7 x 18.7 inches) Handsome map of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and the entire course of the St. Lawrence River. The most prominent feature of the map is the very large inset of the 1744 Bellin version of the Great Lakes. The large decorative cartouche, featuring a fierce beaver, makes for a very attractive map. This is the second state, with I Charlton added in James Bay.

102 Nieuwe Kaart van Kanada, de Landen aan de Hudsons - Baay en de Noordwestelyke deelen van Noord-Amerika Colonial Great Lakes and Canada Isaac Tirion 1769 A   $350.00 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.

103 Canada ou Nouvelle France Colonial Canada and New England Allain Mallet 1683 A+   $170.00 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. The Great Lakes are shown open-ended in the west. Extends to include Bermuda. Strapwork title cartouche and an Indian family adorn the map. French text on verso.

104 North America Sheet II Lower-Canada and New Brunswick with Part of New-York, Vermont and Maine Canada and New England SDUK 1832 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.2 x 13.2 inches) This finely engraved map includes the region from about St. John west to include all of Lower Canada. Excellent detail throughout. Keyboard style border. Published by Baldwin and Cradock.

105 Americae Septentrionalis Pars I Colonial Canada and United States Leonhard von Euler 1753 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.5 x 13.5 inches) This scarce map covers the region from the Mississippi River valley through the present-day American Southwest. It presents a detailed view of French Louisania and the Spanish possessions in New Mexico with a Great Space of Land Unknown and Tecas in between. A notation on a river flowing into Lake of the Woods (The Wood Lake) remarks, "Great River coming from the West...

106 Carte des Possessions Angloises & Francoises du Continent de l' Amerique Septentrionale Colonial Canada and United States Jean Palairet 1755 B   $3,000.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22.7 x 16.2 inches) This fascinating map is one of the best maps of the colonies on the eve of the French and Indian War. Mr. Palairet was the Agent to the States-General in London. In 1755 he published his map with a pamphlet "A Concise Description of the English and French Possessions in North-America." The important map was also published in atlas format in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and The Hague, also i...

107 A New Map of Lake Champlain New York and Canada 1845 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.4 x 22 inches) This is a rare broadsheet map printed by S. Fletcher of Burlington, VT to advertise the Champlain Transportation Company's steamboat service. The map covers both the water and road routes from Albany to Montreal. Text at sides describe the steamboats, the service, the history of the region and points of interest along the route. A vignette of the Burlington noted as being "not only the f...

108 Northern America British, Russian & Danish Possessions in North America Canada & Alaska Joseph Hutchins Colton 1855 A   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16 x 13 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 Alaska, here call...

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