Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique des Possessions Anglaises

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Copper Engraving, hand-colored in outline by Buchon, Jean Alexandre, published 1823 by Carez, Paris. Image size: 453 by 610mm (17 by 24 inches). A detailed map from Buchon's 1825 Atlas géographique, the French edition of Carey & Lea's celebrated American atlas. Jean Alexandre Buchon (1791–1846) was a French historian and geographer who produced the influential Atlas géographique, statistique, historique et chronologique des deux Amériques et des îles adjacentes (1825), published in Paris by J. Carez. This atlas was the French edition of the celebrated Carey & Lea atlas of the United States. Each map was surrounded by letterpress text describing the economic, political, geographical, and historical statistics of the depicted region in French, making it an extraordinary reference work for European readers at the dawn of the Americas' independence era. The maps were engraved in Paris to the highest standards of the day and remain important primary documents for the study of early 19th-century American geography as understood by European scholars. Detailed map showing Canada with the North East coast of North America, mainly Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Eastern Canada. French edition of the 1822 in Philadelphia published map by Carey & Lea. The map was engraved by B. de Beaupre. In excellent condition.

Buchon, Jean Alexandre – Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique des Posse... · Antique Map, Copper Engraving · 453 x 610mm · Carez, Paris 1823