A copper engraved Map of the French Settlements in North America by Thomas Kitchin, published 1750

DESCRIPTION: Published and extracted from the 'The Grand Magazine of Magazines or A Public Register of Literature and Amusement'. Publisher M Cooper, London especially for the ‘Grand Magazine of Magazines’ and was published in the February issue of 1751.

It accompanied ‘An Account of Quebec to the mouth of the river Mississippi’ based on the account of the Jesuit father Chalevoix. The account begins in the form of a letter: ‘From the map I have sent you, it appears, that the French, by means of their settlements in Canada and on the River Mississippi, have entirely surrounded our settlements upon the continent of North America’. The account ends with arrival at New Orleans ‘for so the French have called the city that they have begun to build.’ A very early and extremely rare map that preludes the coming war between France and Britain.

Further Notes

The French exploration / colonization of North America commenced in 1524 in an attempt to find a route to the pacific ocean and wealth by the export food and other valued items such as fur which was Samuel de Champlain was employed in 1603 to travel to The 'St. Lawrence'.
The French colonies of North America were around the Great St Lawrence River (seen on the top right of the map) New Foundland, (not shown) and Nova Scotia (Below the river Lawrence) and later the great lake regions and areas of trans-Applalachian West. (shown in the centre of the map)

SIZE: Map with Margin: Approx 230m x 210mm

Plate Mark Approx: 190mm x 175mm

CONDITION: Folded as issued. With splits at two folds (55mm to top and 35mm bottom) in to the plate mark. Two very minor tear on margin of the map not touch the plate. Very slight offsetting as usual.

£250.00

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