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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-72)

Carte de la Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada

[Paris: Bellin], 1744. Engraved map, period hand-colouring in outline. (Cut to edge of neat line and laid down on sheet of early laid paper). Sheet size: 15 7/8 x 22 1/4 inches.

Bellin's "definitive map of Eastern Canada & Newfoundland that served as a basis for numerous maps subsequently" (Kershaw).

First issued in 1744, Kershaw has identified 4 editions of the map, with multiple states, by Bellin (plus a subsequent re-issue by Homann Heirs). The present map is an example of the first edition, but because it has been cut to the neat line it is not possible to say if it is the first or second state (see Kershaw for details). "An important map that Bellin used subsequently as a base for his later maps of the area, and one that was also copied extensively by numerous other cartographers [including the Homann Heirs, Bowen, Jefferys and Turner], through to the middle of the century.

Cf. Kershaw,Early Printed Maps of Canada III:684 and 685; cf. Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 622; McCorkle, New England in Early Printed Maps 744.2.

#25669$1,000.00
 
 
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-72)

Carte Réduite de L'Ocean Septentrional compris entre l'Asie et l'Amerique suivant les Decouvertes qui ont été faites par les Russes...

Paris: J. N. Bellin, 1766. Copper-engraved map, in very good condition apart from expert repairs to center fold. Sheet size: 25 1/3 x 37 1/8 inches.

A fascinating map of the North Pacific shown just before the voyages of Cook, by Bellin, the esteemed French Royal hydrographer, present here in the first state

This extremely interesting and finely engraved large map depicts the northern Pacific Ocean, and adjacent coasts during an early stage in its exploration, after the first wave of great Russian explorers but just before the momentous voyages of Captain James Cook. The map embraces a vast expanse from north of the 35th parallel, from Japan to California. The map shows the tracks of the Russian voyages of Bering and his deputy Aleksei Chirikov conducted from 1728-43 that first defined eastern Siberia and touched upon the American northwest. Save the imaginary bulge on the north coast of the Chuckchi Peninsula, the coasts of Siberia are extremely well-defined, attesting to Bering's enormous talent as a cartographer. Japan, whose rulers were known to be especially unwelcoming to foreign explorers, is not well understood, such that its large northernmost island, Hokkaido, does not appear at all on the map.

It is perhaps Bellin's depiction of North America that is most intriguing. It shows how Bering and Chirikov touched on various points of the Aleutians and sighted Mount St. Elias, the 18,000 ft. peak located near the top of the Alaska panhandle. The Pacific northwest immediately south of that point is entirely conjectural noting apocryphal discoveries such as the 'River of the King's' encountered by the Spanish Admiral de Fuente in 1640, and the Strait of Juan De Fuca, discovered in 1592. Although the latter body of water does exist, it was probably first encountered by Europeans in the 1770s. Bellin does, however, note Sir Francis Drake's actual discovery of 'Nouvelle Albion' (northern California) in 1578. The map optimistically shows a land route across the continent to the Pacific, decades before any such endeavor was embarked upon. The mapping of the heart of North America is also most curious, as it shows the Red River system, which in reality flows towards Hudson's Bay, as being connected to the Mississippi Basin. The map is elegantly traversed by rhumb lines and the composition is completed by an exquisite rococo title cartouche.

This map was part of the l'Hydrographie Française, a great sea atlas, published by Bellin in two volumes from 1755 to 1766. This was one of the finest works of the prolific Bellin, the "Hydrographer to the King", who was so highly regarded that the British (who were almost always at war with France) made him a member of their Royal Society.

Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada IV:1125, plate 879; Wagner, Cartography of the Northwest Coast of America, 610

#19716$2,750.00
 
 
[BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-1772)]

La Nouvelle France oú Canada

[Paris: J.N. Bellin, 1764]. Copper-engraved map, with period hand colouring in outline, early manuscript addition of an ink hachured line labelled "Latitude de Paris." . Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 17 1/2 inches.

An attractive map of eastern Canada by the French royal hydrographer.

This attractive map of Canada depicts the region from the western corner of Lake Superior to the Grand Banks, from Hudson's Bay and Labrador in the north, to Pennsylvania in the south. The map was published in volume I of Bellin's Le Petit Atlas Maritime (Paris: 1764).

Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 112; Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of CanadaII:374; McCorkle New England in Early Printed Maps 764.2

#25697$450.00
 
 
[BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-72)]

La Nouvelle France où Canada

[Paris: J.N. Bellin, circa 1764]. Copper-engraved map, with period hand colouring. Sheet size: 12 3/8 x 18 inches.

An attractive map of eastern Canada by the French royal hydrographer.

This attractive map of Canada depicts the region from the western corner of Lake Superior to the Grand Banks, from Hudson's Bay and Labrador in the north, to Pennsylvania in the south. The map was first published in volume I of Bellin's Le Petit Atlas Maritime (Paris: 1764). The present example is from a later issue, without the volume and plate number at the upper right corner of the plate.

Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 112; Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of CanadaII:374 (1764 issue); McCorkle, New England in Early Printed Maps 764.2.

#25698$450.00
 
 
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-72)

Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada

[Paris: Bellin], 1755. Engraved map, period hand-colouring in outline. Sheet size: 19 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches.

Bellin's foundation map of eastern Canada.

First issued in 1744, Kershaw has identified 4 editions of the map, with multiple states, by Bellin (plus a subsequent re-issue by Homann Heirs). The present map is an example of the final state by Bellin. "Numerous changes have been made to the plate, notably the left-hand corner, west and south of Lake Champlain, has been completely re-engraved, with changes to the Saint Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Cape Cod ... Notably 'la Pointe Riche' has been added towards the top of the west coast of Newfoundland, somewhat surprising for a French map" (Kershaw). Importantly, this map would be the basis for many future mappings of the region, including those by Homann Heirs, Bowen, Jefferys and Turner.

Kershaw,Early Printed Maps of Canada III:689; Sellers and Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies 3498; Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 622.

#25590$1,500.00
 
 
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-72)

Partie Orientale de la Nouvelle France ou du Canada

[Paris: Bellin], 1755. Engraved map, period hand-colouring in outline. Sheet size: 19 1/4 x 24 3/4 inches.

Bellin's foundation map of eastern Canada.

First issued in 1744, Kershaw has identified 4 editions of the map, with multiple states, by Bellin (plus a subsequent re-issue by Homann Heirs). The present map is an example of the final state by Bellin. "Numerous changes have been made to the plate, notably the left-hand corner, west and south of Lake Champlain, has been completely re-engraved, with changes to the Saint Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Cape Cod ... Notably 'la Pointe Riche' has been added towards the top of the west coast of Newfoundland, somewhat surprising for a French map" (Kershaw). Importantly, this map would be the basis for many future mappings of the region, including those by Homann Heirs, Bowen, Jefferys and Turner.

Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of CanadaIII:689; Sellers and Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies 3498; Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 622.

#25679$1,200.00
 
 
BOUCHETTE, Joseph (1774-1841)

Topographical Map of the Districts of Quebec, Three Rivers, St Francis and Gaspé, Lower Canada, exhibiting the new civil division of the districts into counties pursuant to a recent act of the Provincial Legislature

London: James Wyld, 2 May 1831. Large engraved map (50 x 90 inches, if joined), on six sheets, hand-coloured in outline. In good condition.

A spectacular large scale map of Quebec and other districts in Lower Canada by one of the most important figures in the history of Canadian cartography.

This very rare and beautifully-executed map is Joseph Bouchette's cartographic masterpiece, and is here in its most desirable form. It was available on six sheets (as here), four sheets backed on to linen, or dissected into small sections backed onto cloth and folding into protective covers. It includes a smaller scale inset map of the district of Gaspé, together with 5 inset views of coastal scenery. In addition many of the new counties also include the grid divisions which were used to mark out the plots which had been surveyed and were available for settlement.

Joseph Bouchette was "particularly important for the history and development of Canada. In addition to completely reorganizing surveying and cartographic services in Lower Canada. He published works that demonstrate his artistic and scientific talents" (Dictionary of Canadian Biography ). Bouchette served as Surveyor-General of Lower Canada from 1804 to 1841 (the office was abolished at his death), he travelled extensively over a period of fifteen years, and went on to produce the most accurate and important topographical works of his time on British North America. The genesis of the present work was the need to resolve ownership disputes in the area and also to establish which areas had been surveyed. "With this in mind ... [Bouchette] asked all the seigneurs for copies of their title deeds, to enable him to direct the work of his survey parties. Furthermore, his office was swamped with requests from men who, having served in the war, had received crown land grants and wanted them surveyed. Matters were in such a state of confusion that in 1820 the governor, Lord Dalhousie, asked Bouchette to investigate the situation in the area between Lake Champlain and the American frontier and the St Lawrence River. It was necessary to identify which of the occupied lands had been surveyed and which had not ... Subsequently he directed the work on a vast number of files related to the surveying of crown lands in Lower Canada. Because there was still so much confusion regarding grants to military men, in 1824 Lord Dalhousie asked Bouchette to make a tour of the various townships in which they were located" (op. cit.). From 1826 to 1829 Bouchette continued to collect data, before leaving for London in September 1829 and beginning his attempt to publish the information he had gathered. Despite his official position and the help of various influential friends and potential patrons, it took him almost three years before anything was published. The present map, a very visible vindication of all Bouchette's efforts, appeared in May 1831.

#20305$15,000.00
 
 
CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham. (1684-1743)

Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France, & des Découvertes qui y ont été faites

Amsterdam: Chez L'Honoré & Châtelain, 1719. Copper-engraved map, in excellent condition. Sheet size: 18 x 21 5/8 inches.

An important and fascinating map of Canada from Châtelain's celebrated 'Atlas Historique'

This very finely engraved and epistemologically interesting map was one of the most important maps of Canada printed during its time, and was included in Châtelain's Atlas Historique. It is largely derived from Guillaume de L'Isle's famous 1703 map of Canada, and the geography of the Great Lakes, eastern Canada and New England is quite accurate for the time. The numerous trading posts and missions of New France and the major towns of the adjacent British colonies are labeled. The area around Hudson's Bay is shown to be inhabited by native tribes referred to as the "Christinaux or Kilistinons," while Labrador is home to the "Eskimaux." Interestingly, the map features a number of notes specifically referring to the names of explorers and the dates in which they discovered certain places, such as the reference to 'Nouveau Danemarc', discovered by the Danish explorer Jan Munk in 1619. The depiction of the upper Mississippi and Ohio basins is also quite detailed, noting the position of the French fort of 'St. Louis' or 'Crèvecouer' near the present-day site of Peoria, Illinois. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the map is its portrayal of the "Rivière Longue," one of the most sensational and enduring cartographic misconceptions ever devised. This imaginary river was reported to flow from the 'Pays des Gnacsitares' in the far west, promising the best route through the interior of the continent, supposedly placing one within close reach of the Pacific Ocean. It is a product of the imagination of the Baron Lahontan, an entertaining and roguish French adventurer, whose best-selling travel narrative Nouveaux voyages dans l'Amérique septentrionale (1703) convinced many of the world's greatest intellects of the existence of this mythical waterway. The text, 'Remarque Historique' that fills the northwestern part of the map describes the history of New France from the days of Jacques Cartier to contemporary times.

Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada II:334, plate 215.

#19709$1,500.00
 
 
[CHÂTELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743)]

Carte de la Nouvelle France, ou se Voit le Cours des Grandes Rivieres de S. Laurens & de Mississipi ... de la Floride, de la Louisiane, de la Virginie, de la Marie-Lande, de la Pensilvanie, du Nouveau Jersay, de la Nouvelle Yorck, de la Nouv. Angleterre ...

[Amsterdam: l'Honore & Châtelain, 1719]. Copper-engraved map. Inset map and view of Quebec in the lower right, large inset of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay in the upper left. Sheet size: 17 1/2 x 20 5/8 inches.

Fine example of Henri Chatelain's decorative map of the inhabited parts of North America, based upon Nicholas De Fer's landmark wall map.

This map includes an important inset at the top left showing a relatively large scale mapping of the Mississippi Delta and Mobile Bay based upon the 1699 voyage of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. Heidenreich and Dahl surmised that the original four sheet De Fer map was issued to promote the Compagnie Francoise Occident. The settlement was initially successful in promoting French emigration to America. However, the financing of the company, conceived by John Law to help finance the debt left by Louis XIV, led to a wild burst of speculation and ultimate collapse, often referred to as the Mississippi Bubble.

This map was first issued in Chatelain's Atlas Historique, published between 1705 and 1720. Chatelain's one sheet version of De Fer's map proved very successful and was copied by Van Keulen and Ottens.

NMM G246:1/3; Verner & Stuart Stubbs, The North Part of America 11; McCorkle, New England in Early Printed Maps 719.4; Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada332.

#25665$1,800.00
 
 
CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham (1684-1743)

Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France, & des Découvertes qui y ont été faites

Amsterdam: Chez L'Honoré & Châtelain, 1719. Copper-engraved map, in excellent condition. Sheet size: 17 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches.

An important and fascinating map of Canada from Châtelain's celebrated Atlas Historique.

This very finely engraved and epistemologically interesting map was one of the most important maps of Canada printed during its time, and was included in Châtelain's Atlas Historique. It is largely derived from Guillaume de L'Isle's famous 1703 map of Canada, and the geography of the Great Lakes, eastern Canada and New England is quite accurate for the time. The numerous trading posts and missions of New France and the major towns of the adjacent British colonies are labeled. The area around Hudson's Bay is shown to be inhabited by native tribes referred to as the "Christinaux or Kilistinons," while Labrador is home to the "Eskimaux." Interestingly, the map features a number of notes specifically referring to the names of explorers and the dates in which they discovered certain places, such as the reference to 'Nouveau Danemarc', discovered by the Danish explorer Jan Munk in 1619. The depiction of the upper Mississippi and Ohio basins is also quite detailed, noting the position of the French fort of 'St. Louis' or 'Crèvecouer' near the present-day site of Peoria, Illinois. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of the map is its portrayal of the "Rivière Longue," one of the most sensational and enduring cartographic misconceptions ever devised. This imaginary river was reported to flow from the 'Pays des Gnacsitares' in the far west, promising the best route through the interior of the continent, supposedly placing one within close reach of the Pacific Ocean. It is a product of the imagination of the Baron Lahontan, an entertaining and roguish French adventurer, whose best-selling travel narrative Nouveaux voyages dans l'Amérique septentrionale (1703) convinced many of the world's greatest intellects of the existence of this mythical waterway. The text, 'Remarque Historique' that fills the northwestern part of the map describes the history of New France from the days of Jacques Cartier to contemporary times.

Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada 334; Phillips, A List of Maps of America, p. 189; Karpinski, North America, p. 133, XLVII.

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