Antique Map of New England and Part of Canada by Vaugondy 'circa 1755'
€ 1 750
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1755
Sheet size
51 × 66 cm (20.1 × 26.0 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-58948
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. A few minor unobtrusive spots. Original middle fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
A map of New France and the surrounding region, titled "Partie de l'Amérique septentrionale qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada," by Robert de Vaugondy, circa 1755. The sheet is an engraved map with outline color in yellow, green and blue.
The main map extends east to Newfoundland and covers the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario, with parts of New York, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont at the lower left. A large inset at the lower left gives a supplement of the Great Lakes, drawn in detail with the lakes outlined in green and the western shores and rivers shown. At the lower right a title cartouche is drawn as a birch-bark canoe with trees and draped cloth over a scale of leagues. Place names, forts, rivers and Indigenous nations are lettered across the interior, and the Grand Banks lie to the southeast.
The sheet reflects the French view of Canada and the Great Lakes at the height of the colonial rivalry in the mid-eighteenth century.
