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Jacques N. Bellin. "Grundriss der Stadt Quebec." From Allgemeine Historie Der Reisen Zu Wasser Und Zu Land…
Leipzig: Arkstee & Merkus, 1758.
7 1/2 x 10 7/8. Engraving. Very good condition.
A detailed map of Quebec by by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, the Hydrographer to the King of France, from a German edition of Prevost's Voyages. From about 1650 to 1750, the French dominated the cartographic world, with their fine, scientifically based maps, elegantly engraved and precisely detailed. Bellin (1703-72) was one of the best in the later period. His map shows very precise detail fo the city, with the main features identified through a lettered key put on the right. One of the best available maps of Quebec from the time of the French & Indian War. $175
Another map of Quebec, this one issued within a month of the surrender of Quebec. It shows city and its environs including the Island of Orleans. As news of the great British triumph arrived in London, this map would have been studied with great interest by the readers of Gentleman's Magazine. $225
Another map issued shortly after the surrender of Quebec, this showing the operations of the British forces in teh attack. A table at the top gives letters to identify the defences of the French in the city. $450
This map illustrates the expedition led by General Lord Jeffrey Amherst against the French at Montreal in 1760, which led to the surrender of the city in September of that year. It shows the region along and south of the St. Lawrence River extending from Quebec to the Thousand Islands, and then around Lake Ontario and to the Niagara River. Forts, Indian tribes, rivers, portages, and other such information is clearly presented. Also included are insets of Montreal Island and of the city itself, indicating its major streets, buildings, and the surrounding fortifications. $275
Montreal was the capital of French Canada, their last stronghold in America after the British capture of Quebec (cf. above). In 1760, the British planned their final thrust against Montreal, advancing from three directions on the heavily fortified island. In September 1760, the French capitulated, ending the long history of the French colony and winning for the British control of all of North America east of the Mississippi. This map represents precise information on Montreal taken from French maps and it would have been printed just as news of the final British victory was circulating in London, and so at a time when this map would have been keenly studied. The detail is impressive, of the islands, roads and many forts on and around the Isle of Montreal. $285
Thomas Kitchin. "A New Map of the Province of Quebec in North America." From London Magazine. London: R. Baldwin, October 1764. Engraving. 6 3/4 x 8 1/2. Very good condition.
This detailed map of Quebec province, with the adjoining parts of New England, was drawn by prominent English cartographer and Hydrographer to the King, Thomas Kitchin. The province is shown shortly after it was won from the French at the end of the French & Indian war. $225
Thomas Jefferys. "An Exact Chart of the River St. Laurence." London: Robert Sayer, 1775. 23 1/2 x 37 1/4. Engraving. Original outline color. Full margins. Excellent condition.
A chart of the St. Lawrence River by the noted eighteenth century English cartographer Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to George III and the Prince of Wales. Jefferys produced many important maps of America from 1751 until 1768, including this superior chart first issued in 1757. The main source for Jefferys was a map issued in 1702 based on a survey of the river by Jean Deshayes. Deshayes map became the standard chart of the St. Lawrence until James Cook's surveys appeared in the second half of the century. Jefferys translated Deshayes' chart into English, and added an updated depiction of the river from Lake Ontario to Quebec based on J.B.B. D'Anville's 1755 map of Canada This is a sailing chart, complete with soundings, rhumb lines for navigation, written directions, and coastal profiles. The central part of the map shows the river from Anticosti Island to Quebec, and it includes a number of insets such as the one based on D'Anville's map and four others depicting important sections of the river with greater detail. This reissue of the Jefferys map, which appeared in his The American Atlas, was prompted by the growing tensions between the British government and its colonies, that generated an increasing demand for maps of North America. The St. Lawrence River, with its importance for shipping to and from the prosperous Canadian settlements, was of particular interest to readers in London and elsewhere in the English speaking world. $1,200
Jonathan Carver. "A New Map of the Province of Quebec, according to The Royal Proclamation, of the 7th of October 1763. from the French Surveys Connected with those made after the War, by Captain Carver, and other Officers, in His Majesty's Service." London: Robert Sayer & John Bennett, 16 February 1776. First state. 19 1/4 x 26 1/2. Engraving. Very good condition. Kershaw: 1005.
Captain Jonathan Carver's appealing map of the English province of Quebec as established by the Treaty of Paris in 1763 that ended the French & Indian Wars. After acquiring most of North America by that treaty, the British were concerned to update the existing French surveys of what had been New France. Carver, and other British officers, surveyed the region from the mouth of the St. Lawrence to the Thousand Islands, and this map is evidence of the quality of their work. Rivers, lakes, towns, are neatly laid out, and indications are given of various Indian tribes. This was the heart of French Canada, so the lands and old French cities would have been of great interest to the new colonial power there. This is further expressed by the inclusion, in the upper left corner, of four detailed inset maps; "A Particular Survey of the Isles of Montreal," "Plan of Montreal. or Villemarie," "The City of Quebec," and "Course of the River St. Laurence, from la Valterie to Quebec." The precise geographic detail is embellished with a wonderful title cartouche symbolizing the rocky and forested lands of the new province of Quebec. $1,250
Mathew Carey. "The British Possessions in North America. From the latest Authorities. 1814" Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1814. 14 7/8 x 17 1/8. Engraving by W. Robinson. Original hand color. Some light discoloration in top corners. Otherwise, very good condition.
A map of Canada showing very good detail of the waterways throughout, as known at the time. The map was published by Mathew Carey in 1814, and was from his General Atlas which represented the best American cartographic work of the period. Carey, an Irish immigrant, established the first American specialized cartographic publishing firm. He set up an elaborate cottage system of craftsmen for engraving, printing, and coloring his maps utilizing the best independent artists directed to a common end. Carey is important, then, not only for the excellent maps he produced, but for his setting the pattern for American map publishing, to be followed by the likes of John Melish and Henry S. Tanner. This map is a fine example of his output. $225
Maps by John Melish. From A Military and Topographical Atlas of the United States. . Philadelphia: J. Melish, 1813-1815 . Engravings by Henry S. Tanner. Original outline hand color. With folds as issued. Very good condition, except as noted.
The success of his Travels prompted Melish to issue, in 1813, a general map on the "Seat of the War [of 1812]." This map was commercially very successful, so Melish then produced a number of other maps of regions involved in the War, issuing them in A Military and Topographical Atlas. Two years later he issued an updated edition of the Atlas, with the addition of some new maps of new areas of the conflict.
In 1822, Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea published their American Atlas. This volume was based on Emmanuel Las Cases' Atlas Historique of 1803, with updated maps and text modified by Carey, a political economist. He considered himself an American foil to John Stuart Mill and the London economists who were proclaimers of "the gloomy science" influenced by Ricardo and Malthus. Instead of preaching overpopulation and degeneration of the human species, Carey illustrated the nations of the western hemisphere through maps that showed an expanding region with ample promise of developing into lands of great new opportunity and growth. The sheets from this atlas, which cover North America, Central America, South America and the West Indies, are comprised of an engraved map surrounded by text documenting the history, climate, population and so forth of the area depicted. Like all others from Carey & Lea's work, this map shows excellent and very up-to-date detail, providing a fine verbal and graphic picture of the Canadian provinces in the early 19th century. $250
Maps by David Burr. From Universal Atlas. New York: Illman & Pilbrow, 1834. Ca. 10 1/2 x 12 1/2. Engravings by Illman & Pilbrow. Full original color. Very good condition.
Maps by David H. Burr, one of the most important American cartographers of the first part of the nineteenth century. Having studied under Simeon DeWitt, Burr produced the second state atlas issued in the United States, of New York in 1829. He was then appointed to be geographer for the U.S. Post Office and later geographer to the House of Representatives. These handsome maps of regions of Canada contain excellent detail of rivers, lakes, towns, and political divisions.
Detailed and clearly drawn map of Canadian portions of North America by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK). This wonderful English enterprise was devoted to the spreading of up-to-date information and the enhancing of geographical understanding. Such precise views of 19th-century geography are splendid examples of the Society's work. Decorative and informative. $65
Henry Tanner. "Canada West formerly Upper Canada." From Universal Atlas. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart, 1844. 11 3/4 x 15. Engraving. Original hand color. Very good condition.
An detailed map of the region of Canada that was once known as “Upper Canada” by the great American cartographer, Henry Schenck Tanner. In 1816, Henry, his brother Benjamin, John Vallance and Francis Kearny formed an engraving firm in Philadelphia. Having had experience at map engraving through his work with John Melish, Tanner conceived of the idea of compiling and publishing an American Atlas, which was begun in 1819 by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.. Soon Tanner took over the project on his own, and thus began his career as cartographic publisher. The American Atlas was a huge success, and this inspired Tanner to produce his Universal Atlas, of more manageable size. This atlas contained excellent maps focusing on the transportation network, including roads, railroads and canals. In these maps details are clearly presented, including towns, rivers, political boundaries and the transportation information. This atlas was reissued by Carey & Hart in 1844, then the maps were purchased by S. Augustus Mitchell, and then Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.. The maps from the early Tanner or Carey & Hart editions are particularly rare and desirable. It is a fine map from the Carey & Hart edition of Henry Schenck Tanner’s important Universal Atlas. $135
Maps from the Illustrated Atlas. London: John Tallis & Co., 1851. Folio. Each ca. 13 1/2 x 10. Engravings. Original hand outline color, unless noted otherwise. Very good condition, unless noted otherwise.
Beginning in 1851, John Tallis & Co. issued their Illustrated Atlas, which contained maps of all parts of the world. These are among the most popular nineteenth century maps available to the collector. The maps are very detailed, with copious topographical and political information presented with excellent clarity. However, it is for their decorative borders and the small, finely engraved vignettes of local scenes that these maps are particularly known and enjoyed.
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