Antique Map of New England and Eastern Canada by Homann Heirs, circa 1755

€ 2 000

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1755
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 53.5 × 61.5 cm (21.1 × 24.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: PCT-56384

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. Original middle fold, as issued. Some light soiling and foxing mostly near middle fold and in margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Eastern Canada and New England, titled "Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada," made after the French naval engineer Jacques Nicolas Bellin and published by the Homann Heirs in Nuremberg about 1755. The sheet is an engraved map with outline color in yellow and green.

The map extends from Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and Cape Cod in the south to Hudson Bay, "Cap Rond" and Newfoundland in the northeast. The Gulf of St. Lawrence ("Golfe de St. Laurent") sits at the center, with Anticosti, the Magdalen Islands, Cape Breton, and the peninsula of Acadia and Nova Scotia all drawn. Newfoundland ("Terre-Neuve") appears at the right with its bays, and the Grand Banks lie to the south. Labrador, the "Pays des Esquimaux" and several Indigenous nations are lettered across the north. A rococo cartouche at the lower right carries the title, with Bellin's name and the date 1755.

The map shows the French view of the St. Lawrence country at the moment of the final conflict between France and Britain over Canada.