A New Map of the Province of Quebec, according to The Royal Proclamation, of the 7th. of October 1763 from The French Surveys Connected with those made after the War By Captain Carver, and Other Officers, in His Majesty's Service

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

A New Map of the Province of Quebec, according to The Royal Proclamation, of the 7th. of October 1763 from The French Surveys Connected with those made after the War By Captain Carver, and Other Officers, in His Majesty's Service

Entry/Object ID

L.2004.27

Description

Engraved map of Quebec with insets of the Isles of Montreal, the City of Quebec, and the Course of the River Saint Laurence, colored in shades of yellow, orange, green, red, and aqua: runs in the north from Uneskapis to Lake Champlain in the south, and from Labrador in the east to Lake Huron in the west; mountains, rivers, lakes islands; title gives the illusion that it is chiseled into a mountain face; trees, boulders, and waterfalls surround the title, the title inscribed: "A / NEW MAP / OF THE / PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, / according to / THE ROYAL PROCLAMATION, / of the 7th. of October 1763, / from / THE FRENCH SURVEYS / Connected with those made after the War, / BY / CAPTAIN CARVER, / and Other/Officers, / in HIS MAJESTY's Service;" the following scales are to the viewer's left of title: one is in British miles, one is in Nautic Leagues, and one is in "canadian Leagues about Two Miles Each;" a scale runs around the perimeter of the map indicating the "Degrees of Longitude West from London;" three insets, left to right, each imitate sheets of paper applied to the map, with trompe l'oeil edges scrolling away from the map; left-most inset "A / PARTICULAR SURVEY / OF THE / ISLES OF MONTREAL." with a sub insert below illustrating the "PLAN OF MONTREAL, or VILLEMARIE." with references to the Parish Church, the market, the fort, the Jesuits, and the powder magazine, among others; the middle inset titled: "THE CITY / OF / QUEBEC." and showing the Lower Town, the Upper Town, and the Heights of Abraham, and including a key with references to the Palace Gate, the Bishop's Palace, the Seminary, and the Hotel-Dieu among others; Right-most inset titled: "COURSES / of the / RIVER ST. LAURENCE / from / la valterie to Quebec. / on a Larger Scale;" showing the river in British Miles, with Lake St. Peter at lower left and the river flowing to the upper right corner of the inset toward Quebec and Beauport; map features a distinct plate mark around the perimeter of the map; inscription reads, "London.Printed for Robt. Sayer and John Bennett, Map and Printmakers No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the Act directs. 16th. February 1776."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Captain Carver

Attribution

Cartographer

Manufacturer

Robert Sayer

Date made

Oct 7, 1763

Notes

Dates: February 16, 1776, 1776

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Map 16

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

21-1/2 in

Width

28-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 28 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (73 x 54.6 cm)

Material

Paper (laid), ink, Watercolor

Condition

Notes

Remarks: 3 1/2-inch tear at bottom center crease; one-inch tear on lower left edge; top left corner torn and missing; 1/2-inch tear to immediate right of upper left corner.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28C

Note Type

Department

Note

Library