1860 Blackie & Son Map British North America - Canada & The Great Lakes Greece Charles-Marie La Condamine (1701 -

Charles-Marie La Condamine (1701 - 1774) was a French mathematician and surveyor who took part in an expedition to South America to measure a degree of latitude

until the expulsion of the Jesuits by the Spanish Crown in 1767

who later ceded it to France

This text makes extremely enjoyable reading and a very good insight not only into the area described but the general European attitudes towards alien countries and cultures

General Condition:

1860 Blackie & Son Map British North America - Canada & The Great Lakes Greece Charles-Marie La Condamine (1701 -Title : British North America Ref #: 33165 Size: 16in x 13 1 2in (405mm x 345mm) Date : 1860 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This finely engraved original map of Canada was engraved by Blackie and Son of Glasgow, Edinburgh and London in ca 1860. (Ref: Tooley; M&B) General Description: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper colour: off white Age of map colour: Original Colours used: Blue, pink General colour appearance: