[CANADA] – DEVINE, Thomas (c.1818-1888). Map of the North West part of Canada, Indian territories & Hudson's Bay . Toronto: Maclear & Co., 1857. The first map of the region published in Canada and an important document in the history of Canadian expansion. Strikingly large and with fine hand colour, this map performs a political mission drawn up by Joseph-Édouard Cauchon, who in 1855 was appointed the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Canada. Cauchon, a dedicated expansionist, ordered his chief surveyor Thomas Devine to produce a grand map of the region which would strengthen Canadian claims to the land and encourage westward expansion. Further encouragement for settlers is contained in the map’s several annotations which draw attention to the rich geological resources and vast potential of the land. Large hand-coloured lithographic wall map (overall 1608 x 1502mm), dissected into 36 panels and laid on linen (linen renewed, a few trivial spots and neat marginal repairs, two tiny marginal chips, faint even toning); housed in modern quarter morocco slipcase.
[CANADA] – DEVINE, Thomas (c.1818-1888). Map of the North West part of Canada, Indian territories & Hudson's Bay . Toronto: Maclear & Co., 1857. The first map of the region published in Canada and an important document in the history of Canadian expansion. Strikingly large and with fine hand colour, this map performs a political mission drawn up by Joseph-Édouard Cauchon, who in 1855 was appointed the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Canada. Cauchon, a dedicated expansionist, ordered his chief surveyor Thomas Devine to produce a grand map of the region which would strengthen Canadian claims to the land and encourage westward expansion. Further encouragement for settlers is contained in the map’s several annotations which draw attention to the rich geological resources and vast potential of the land. Large hand-coloured lithographic wall map (overall 1608 x 1502mm), dissected into 36 panels and laid on linen (linen renewed, a few trivial spots and neat marginal repairs, two tiny marginal chips, faint even toning); housed in modern quarter morocco slipcase.
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