Newfoundland and St. Pierre & Miquelon: Uncolored French Map of circa 1820
€ 160
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1820
Sheet size
24 × 31.5 cm (9.4 × 12.4 in)
Reference
BG-13093-22
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good, given age. Some creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
About this sheet
Newfoundland and the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, an original steel engraving from the Petit Atlas National (Colonies françaises), circa 1820, printed in black without color. The sheet is titled "Île et Banc de Terre-Neuve avec les Îles St.Pierre et Miquelon". At the upper right the imprint reads "Cartes publiées à 10 centimes par Blaisot, galerie Vivienne", and at the foot "Gravé sur acier par Alès, rue des Mathurins, à Paris".
The lower left panel shows Newfoundland (Terre-Neuve) with its heavily indented coast and French place names, the Gulf of St. Lawrence ("Golfe St. Laurent") to the west, Labrador labeled "Canada" and "Esquimaux" across the strait, and Cape Breton Island ("Île du Cap Breton") at the lower left. To the southeast a dotted outline marks the "Banc de Terre-Neuve", the Grand Banks, with the Banc Jacquet and Bonnet Flamand named within it. The right-hand panel enlarges the islands themselves: Miquelon at the top, Petite Miquelon in the middle and Saint-Pierre at the foot, with capes, bays, ponds and anchorages lettered.
A printed "Notice" in the upper left describes the three islands as the only French possession remaining in this part of America since the loss of Canada, and gives the size, harbors and population of each, with the cod fishery that drew sailors from Brittany and Normandy.
