Carte de la Partie de l'Amérique Septentrionale qui comprend les Possessions Anglaises

Cartographer / Artist: French School

Date Created: c. 1780

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions: 7.94 × 7.4 inches

Geographic Scope: North America

Archive Catalog ID: fp4-img-1915

Provenance: The Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive

Collection: Canada

This fine late 18th-century French copperplate engraved map depicts the northern and eastern portions of North America, focusing on British territorial possessions post-1763. The cartography covers the Atlantic seaboard from Virginia and Pennsylvania north through New England, Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, and extending upward into Baffin Bay and Greenland. Major waterways, including the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes system (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario), and the upper reaches of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, are clearly delineated with period nomenclature. The interior highlights regions noted as 'Pays inconnu' alongside early indigenous and colonial regional designations. Visual features include a neat rectangular title cartouche in the upper left corner and header text referencing its inclusion in a historical treatise ('Hist. Univ. Part. Mod. Tome 116 Page 134'). Prime meridian lines are calculated from both Ferro Island and Paris, and a distance scale of leagues is positioned in the lower right corner.

Condition: Light paper toning throughout with minor age spots and handling marks near the edges.. Strong, clear plate mark with original vertical folding crease as issued.. Pencil accession numbering written in the lower left blank margin.

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Carte de la Partie de l'Amérique Septentrionale qui comprend les Possessions Anglaises

By French School

Archival Overview & Authenticated Facts

Authentic period c. 1780 Copperplate engraving by French School documenting North America. Measures 7.94 × 7.4 inches. Verified original holding from the Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive.

Acquisition Status$110
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Physical Specifications & Details

Medium & Technique
Copperplate engraving
Sheet / Plate Size
7.94 × 7.4 inches
Date / Era
c. 1780
Geographic Scope
North America
Archive Catalog ID
fp4-img-1915
Provenance
The Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive
Preservation & Condition Report
  • Light paper toning throughout with minor age spots and handling marks near the edges.
  • Strong, clear plate mark with original vertical folding crease as issued.
  • Pencil accession numbering written in the lower left blank margin.

Historical Context & Archival Analysis

This fine late 18th-century French copperplate engraved map depicts the northern and eastern portions of North America, focusing on British territorial possessions post-1763. The cartography covers the Atlantic seaboard from Virginia and Pennsylvania north through New England, Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, and extending upward into Baffin Bay and Greenland. Major waterways, including the St. Lawrence River, the Great Lakes system (Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario), and the upper reaches of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, are clearly delineated with period nomenclature. The interior highlights regions noted as 'Pays inconnu' alongside early indigenous and colonial regional designations. Visual features include a neat rectangular title cartouche in the upper left corner and header text referencing its inclusion in a historical treatise ('Hist. Univ. Part. Mod. Tome 116 Page 134'). Prime meridian lines are calculated from both Ferro Island and Paris, and a distance scale of leagues is positioned in the lower right corner.

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