Canada
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The maps in the Atlas Historique published by Henri Châtelain are unsurpassed in the quality of their engraving. The Canadian map drew on Delisle's classic portrayal of 1703 with the addition of a text panel describing the region and summarizing early French explorations. It is distinctively colored with important boundaries outlined in double tones.
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| Size: 15" x 19¼” - Color, Text Weight Paper: $10.00 |
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In the struggle for supremacy in North America the English planned Halifax as a major base to counter the French strongpoint at Louisburg. This engraving by John Rocque shows the location of the town on a large scale chart of the great natural harbor. At the upper right is an elaborate title cartouche containing a dedication to the Earl of Halifax. At the lower left is an inset plan of the town with a legend identifying its principal features. Halifax had been in existence only one year at the time this map was issued. It is one of the earliest and perhaps the first printed depiction of this important Canadian city. The unusual vertical format and the fine quality of the engraving make this print as attractive to display as it is informative to study.
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| Size: 22½" x 17" - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $30.00 |
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This plan of the capital of Nova Scotia was published in Boston about 1835. The pattern of streets, blocks, lots, and open spaces established in 1749 was still sufficient for the early nineteenth century city.
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| Size: 14¼" x 22½" - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $27.50 |
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This fascinating drawing of the fabled Indian city on the site of Montreal was based on the description by Jacques Cartier. It originally appeared as a woodcut in Ramusio's Delle Naviga-tioni et Viaggi, published in Venice in 1556.
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| Size: 11" x 15" - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $25.00 |
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Louisburg on Cape Breton Island was the principal French stronghold in North America. This print shows the city and its great fortifications after the successful English attack in 1758.
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| Size: 15" x 24½" - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $27.50 |
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A view from Scenographia Americana, it is taken from the lighthouse during the siege of 1718. The French fleet is in the harbor on the right.
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| Size: 13½" x 19¾" - Black & White, Cover-stock paper: $25.00 |
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This interesting plan of Montreal, like the 1758 Louisburg plan, originally appeared in Thomas Jeffrey's famous work, The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America.
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| Size: 13¼” x 20” - Black & White, Cover-stock Paper: $25.00 |
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This interesting plan of Montreal, like the 1758 Louisburg plan, originally appeared in Thomas Jeffrey's famous work, The Natural and Civil History of the French Dominions in North and South America.
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| Size: 13¼” x 20” - Toned, Text Weight Paper: $10.00 |
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In 1768 the leading print dealers of London jointly published a magnificent set of American views under the title Scenographia Americana. Among the cities depicted was Montreal.
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| Size: 13¾" x 19¾" - Black & White, Cover-stock Paper: $25.00 |
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In 1768 the leading print dealers of London jointly published a magnificent set of American views under the title Scenographia Americana. Among the cities depicted was Montreal.
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| Size: 12¼” x 18” - Color, Text Weight Paper: $10.00 |
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