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This detailed map of Quebec is an excellent example of fine cartographic work published by the Universal Magazine. This city was the strongest fortress in Canada, the lynchpin of French power in North America. The British knew that if they were able to capture Quebec, the rest of the country would soon fall into their dominion, so in early 1759 they planned the largest attack of the war, a combined force of about 9,000 soldiers under General James Wolfe and a fleet of 20 ships under Admiral Charles Saunders. The British lay siege to Quebec from June 27th until September 18th, when the French surrendered their garrison in the city. This was the turning point of the war, with an eventual British victory all but certain. This map, issued as the attack on Quebec was forming, would have served the reading public in London both as a reminder of strength of the citadel, but also as a map upon which to follow the news of the attack as it progressed during the summer. $250
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 British capture of the city, showing the region immediately around Quebec. This comes from one of the rarer magazines of the period and it was issued along with an account of Wolfe's victory. In the top right corner is an inset showing the arrangement of the troops. $275
This fine map, issued shortly after the capture of Quebec, shows the positions of all the British and French troops during these events. The map shows the rivers, roads, towns around Quebec, and the lines of the armies, defensive works, encampments, and many ships in the river are all indicated and named. $275
Montreal was the capital of French Canada, their last stronghold in America after the British capture of Quebec in September 1759, just the month before this map was issued. Once Quebec was taken, the obvious next step was to capture Montreal, so a map of this city would have had great interest to the readers of the Universal Magazine. The detail in this map is most impressive, likely based on French sources. The layout of the city itself, and the lands surrounding, is clearly presented, with a few major features explained with a lettered key in the upper left corner. $350
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
This detailed map of Montreal is an excellent example of fine cartographic work published by the journal. This city was the capital of French Canada, their last stronghold in America after the British capture of Quebec in September 1759. 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. This is a terrific contemporary map of a crucial time in American history. $285
Thomas Kitchin. "A New Map of the Province of Quebec in North America." From London Magazine. London: R. Baldwin, October 1764. 6 3/4 x 8 1/2. Engraving. Hand outline color. Very good condition. Ref.: Jolly, Lond.-241.
This detailed map of Quebec province, with the adjoining parts of New England, is an excellent example of fine cartographic work published by the journal. The author is Thomas Kitchin, a prominent English cartographer of the period, and Hydrographer to the King. 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
J. Stockdale. “A Plan of the City of Quebec.” From I. Weld, Jr.’s Travels through the States of North America...during 1795, 1796 and 1797. London: J. Stockdale, 1798. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 (neatlines). Engraving. Folds as issued. Very good condition.
A clear and interesting map of Quebec issued near the end of the eighteenth century. The map was published in Isaac Weld’s work describing his travels through North America between 1795 and 1797. This map focuses on the scene of General Wolfe’s great victory at the end of the French and Indian War. Quebec has always been scenic, and those with interests in the region had every reason to believe that it would be of central interest in any forthcoming clash between Great Britain and the United States. An early English map focusing just on Quebec and with a lovely engraved title cartouche. $175
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
John Arrowsmith. “British North America.” London: J. Arrowsmith, 1837. 18 3/4 x 24 1/2. Engraving. Original hand color. Minor blemishes in margins. Very good condition.
A finely crafted map of Canada and the northern United States by Aaron Arrowsmith’s nephew, John. It shows a copyright date of 1837. Detail is precisely depicted throughout, including many rivers, swamps, lakes, and other such features, along with a profusion of towns and roads. This detail extends into the northwestern U.S., where Alaska is referred to as Russian America. QW OUT ON APPROVAL
"Johnson's New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Id." New York: Johnson & Ward, 1863. 12 5/8 x 15 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Lightly time-toned; overall, very good condition. $45
"Canada East or Lower Canada and New Brunswick." G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1866. 113/4 x 15 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. With inset, "Vicinity of Montreal."
In the mid-nineteenth century, the center of map publishing in America moved from Philadelphia to New York. The Colton publishing firm played a large role in that shift, producing crisp, clean maps like this one of Lower Canada. $35
"Map of Ontario in Counties." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr., 1867. 10 5/8 x 13 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. $65
"County Map of Nova Scotia New Brunswick Cape Breton Id. and Pr. Edward's Id." Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell Jr., 1871. 13 1/2 x 10 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition. $50
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