Map of eastern Canada - Public domain vintage map
Relief shown pictorially. From Giovanni Battista Ramusio's Terzo volvme delle navigationi et viaggi ...? 1565? pp. 424-425? In upper left margin: 424. In upper right margin: 425. Available also through the Libr... More
A view of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the redou...
Print shows a view looking across the Richelieu River at St. John, a cluster of buildings and fortifications used by the British. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of lette... More
A View of the taking of Quebeck by the English forces commanded by Gen...
From London Magazine, vol. 29, June 1760. Reference copy in Lot 4711 B.
[Four Native American Indians of New France (Canada): two men at top i...
Illus. in: Voyages et descouvertures faites en la Nouvelle France, depuis l'année 1615 ... / Samuel de Champlain. Paris : C. Collet, 1619, leaf 23 recto.
Order to Col. Nathaniel Saltonstall, 1696 July 30
To attend the governor to meet the officers of Col. Gedney's regiment, Boston Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Copy of the London Gazette from Saturday, October 6, to Tuesday, Octob...
Narrating the disastrous expedition against Quebec Courtesy of Boston Public Library
A Map of Louisiana and of the River Mississippi.
Colonial America. This map, taken from the New General Atlas, 1721, is dedicated to Mr. Law. It is a translation of the French map of Delisle, published in 1718. Maps of the Miss. River Exhibit no. 10. Availabl... More
Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France : et des découvertes qui y on...
Public domain image of the vintage map from NYPL Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division is one of the wo... More
Plan of the city and fortress of Louisbourg
The massive French fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island controlled access to Canada and provided a base for raiding the northern British colonies. It was thus a great triumph for New England when in Jun... More
A map of the most inhabited part of New England : containing the provi...
Boston mapmaking was influential in forming Great Britain's perception of the New England colonies. For example, though William Douglass made his map of New England for local consumption, London publisher Thoma... More
Qubbec, ville de l'Amerique septentrionale dans la Nouvelle France ave...
Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg
Plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped suri... More
A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg;
Scale ca. 1:3,500. LC copy trimmed to border. Includes text, index to fortification, "The profile," and insets of "A plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg ... during the siege in 1745" and "A map of Gabarus... More
Plan du Cap Breton, dit Louisbovrg avec ces environs pries/
Relief shown by shading and land forms. Buildings, vegetation, ships and military troop and encampent positions shown pictorially. Shows military troop and ship positions for the Siege of Louibourg in 1758. Ma... More
A plan of the city & harbour of Louisburg : shewing that part of Gabar...
Plan of the city and harbor of Louisbourg Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Mort de Montcalm / Desfontaines, del; Moret, sculp.
Print shows the death of the Marquis de Montcalm during the siege of Québec.
A view of the taking of Quebeck by the English forces commanded by Gen...
Public domain aerial photograph, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright... More
A perspective view of Montreal in Canada
Print shows a view of Montréal from across the Saint Lawrence River.
Map of Nova Scotia, or Acadia; with the islands of Cape Breton and St....
Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
A map of the several dispositions of the English Fleet & Army on the R...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
A view of Cape Rouge or Carouge, nine miles above the City of Quebec o...
Print shows a ship on the Saint Lawrence River with a rowboat of troops disembarking at a point above the city of Québec. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, ... More
A correct plan of the environs of Quebec, and of the battle fought on ...
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A view of the City of Quebec, the capital of Canada, taken partly from...
Print shows warships on the Saint Lawrence River with the city of Québec in the background. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of S... More
A plan of the city, and fortifications, of Louisburg : from a survey m...
Plan of the city and harbour of Louisburg, with the French batteries that defended it, and those of the English, shewing that part of Gabarus Bay, in which they landed, and the ground on which they encamped dur... More
An east view of Montreal, in Canada Vue orientale de Montréal, en Cana...
Print shows a view of Montréal from across the Saint Lawrence River, with ships in the foreground, and a legend identifying the General Hospital, the "Recollects," St. Sulpicius, the nunnery, the Jesuit's Churc... More
A perspective view of the town and fortifications of Montreal in Canad...
Print shows a bird's-eye view of the fortifications at Montréal from above the Saint Lawrence River. Illus. in: The Annual Register of World Events. Dublin : J. Exshaw, 1774, p. 407. Published in: The American... More
North America, and the West Indies; a new map, wherein the British Emp...
Scale ca. 1:5,500,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Includes historical notes, "Extract of the treaties of peace, proclamations &c. relative to America & the West Indies," "A particular map of Baffin... More
The thistle reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...
Print shows Lords Bute, North, and Mansfield dancing around a large thistle entwined with a garter ribbon bearing the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense"; Mansfield is holding the "Quebec Bill" in his left hand. ... More
The thistle reel - Canada, 1775-1783
Bute, Mansfield, and North dance around the vision of a huge thistle while the devil plays the bagpipes in the clouds above. The government's policy toward America is attacked as inspired by Scottish influence,... More
Virtual representation, 1775 - A drawing of a group of men in historic...
Bute aims a blunderbuss at an American gentleman with a club while Britannia falls into "the Pit Prepared for Others." In the background, Roman Catholic Quebec sits serenely on the hill while "the English Prote... More
Virtual representation, 1775. Book illustration from Library of Congre...
Print shows Lord Bute aiming a blunderbuss at a man representing colonial America; a member of Parliament, pointing at the American, tells Bute "I give you that man's money for my use", to which the American re... More
A general map of the middle British colonies, in America : containing ...
Seat of the war in the middle British colonies, containing Virginia, Maryland, the Delaware counties, &ca Courtesy of Boston Public Library
A general map of the northern British colonies in America : which comp...
Published by a prominent London firm, this map illustrates the extent of the British colonies in northern North America at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Britain was keenly interested in maint... More
The provinces of New York and New Jersey : with part of Pensilvania, a...
We Are One: Samuel Johannes Holland compiled the first map of New York published after the French and Indian War. Holland was a Dutch military engineer who became the Surveyor General for the Northern District ... More
A general map of the northern British Colonies in America : which comp...
Published by a prominent London firm, this map illustrates the extent of the British colonies in northern North America at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Britain was keenly interested in maint... More
David Wooster, Esq'r. - commander in chief of the Provincial Army agai...
Print shows David Wooster, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, holding pike in right hand, left hand resting on cannon. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collec... More
Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the...
Print shows a British minister handing a copy of the Québec Act to a kneeling bishop, George III is standing to the left, next to him is Lord Bute, with another minister and other clergymen completing the audie... More
Plan of the city and environs of Quebec, with its siege and blockade b...
Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The theatre of war in North America, with the roads, and tables, of th...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
Plan of the city and environs of Quebec : with its siege and blockade ...
Scale ca. 1:7,320. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes and index to points of interest and points of attack. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault A... More
A view of the Rivers Kenebec and Chaudiere, with Colonel Arnold's rout...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
Plan of the city and environs of Quebec, with its siege and blockade b...
Scale ca. 1:6,900. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Includes historic notes and index to important buildings and military defenses. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 611 Avai... More
Environs de Quebec: Bloque par les Americains du 8. decembre 1775 au 1...
Scale ca. 1:72,000. Relief shown by hachures. Includes historic notes and index to military emplacements and points of interest LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 610 Available also through the Library of Con... More
A map of the inhabited part of Canada from the French surveys : with t...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
[Cliffs at Saint Mary Bay, Nova Scotia]
Prints show a ship approaching cliffs on the right, passing between cliffs at entrance of the "Grand Passage," and passing cliffs on the left, at Saint Mary Bay, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, p... More
A view of Louisbourg from the north east
Print shows a distant view of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record... More
A view of Quebec from the south east
Print shows bird's-eye view of the city of Québec, with two ships in the foreground. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... L... More
Georges Louis le Rouge - Nouvelle carte de la Province de Quebec ...
Cartouche showing a mountain landscape in Québec. Illus. in: Atlas ameriquain septentrional. Paris : 1778 [i.e., 1792]. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 gr... More
A map of the inhabited part of Canada ... with the frontiers of New Yo...
Cartouche showing Englishmen trading with Natives in a wilderness setting. Illus. in: The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published / by Wm. Faden. Lond... More
Environs de Quebec : bloque par les Americains du 8. decembre 1775 au ...
Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.
George Montgomery, Esq'r. major general of the American armies - kill'...
Print shows Richard Montgomery, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing right, leaning against hillside and holding sword in right hand. Illus. in: Walker's Hibernian magazine; or, Com... More
Theatre de la guerre en Amerique - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Co...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
Quebec. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows bird's-eye view of the city of Québec. Includes legend at top identifying prominent buildings. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le migliori carte geografiche, e topografiche delle princ... More
A view taken from the entrance of Louisbourg harbour
Print shows a small island at the entrance to the harbor at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... L... More
Major General Arnold Wounded Dec. 31-1775 at the attack of Quebec.
Benedict Arnold, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing slightly right, gesturing with right hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies,... More
Rough sketch of the country from Lake Champlain and the River Sorell e...
Scale not given. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Relief shown by hachures. Includes table of distances. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 175... More
[Views from offshore of islands, cliffs, and capes in the Bay of Fundy...
Prints show distant views of Isle Haute and cliffs at the Chignecto Isthmus, Cape Dore, Cape Baptist and the Minas Basin, Cape Blowmedown, and Cape Split, Nova Scotia, with ships passing in the foreground. Ill... More
A view of the entrance of Petit Passage
Print shows ships passing cliffs at the entrance to the Petit Passage near Digby Neck, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des... More
A view of the entrance of the gut of Annapolis Royal
Print shows distant view of cliffs at the entrance to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, with ships in the foreground. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by J... More
Grand Passage in the Bay Fundy, on the western shore of Nova Scotia
Print shows ships passing cliffs at the entrance to the Grand Passage of the Bay of Fundy along the western shore of Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Gre... More
Light house S.W.b.S. 1 mile distant
Print is oval insert on a chart of Halifax Harbor showing the lighthouse at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des B... More
Théatre de la guerre en Amerique, avec les Isles Antilles : projetté...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
Major Gen'l. Rich'd. Montgomery slain in storming Quebec Dec'b'r. 31st...
Print shows Richard Montgomery, full-length portrait, standing facing right, wearing military uniform, right hand on chest, holding baton in left hand.
Théatre de la guerre en Amerique, avec les Isles Antilles : projetté...
Public domain image of the vintage map from Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, free to use, no copyright restrictions image. The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library is a special... More
A New map of North America with the West India Islands : divided accor...
Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Carte du Canada qui comprend la Parúe Septentrionale des Etats Unis d'...
Cartouche showing iconography of Canada; Natives, various animals, and the activities of French missionaries. Illus. in: Atlas géographique et universel ... / Guillaume de L'Isle. Paris : Dezauche, 1781 [i.e. ... More
The United States of America with the British possessions of Canada, N...
Relief shown pictorially. Differs from other copies in coloration. Prime meridians: Ferro and London. Includes article III of the Treaty. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 752 Available also through the Libr... More
Bowles's new pocket map of the United States of America; the British p...
Scale ca. 1:6,250,000. Cover title: United States of America. Hand colored. Prime meridian: Ferro and London. Relief shown pictorially. LC copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing. Inset: Article III. LC Map... More
Frontispiece [Fox, Burke, and North, head-and-shoulders portrait, faci...
Illus. in: The beauties of Fox, North, and Burke, selected from their speeches, from the passing of the Quebec act, in the year 1774, down to the present time ... / Charles James Fox. London : Printed for J. S... More
A view of the city of Quebec, the capital of Canada, taken from the ro...
Print shows ship in the foreground with the city of Québec in the distance.