"Amérique Russe, Nouvelle Bretagne & Canada" Russian Alaska. MALTE-BRUN 1843 map
Artist/engraver/cartographer: Malte-Brun. Provenance: "Precis de la Geographie Universelle, our description de toutes les parties du Monde", par Malte-Brun, nouvelle édition, revue; corrigée et augmentée, mise dans un nouvel ordre et enrichie de toutes les nouveles découvertes par M. Huot. Paris au Bureau des publications illustrées [Precis de la Geographie Universelle]. Type: Antique engraved map with original outline colour. This fascinating map of Canada (described as "Nouvelle Bretagne" (translates as New Britain - or perhaps as New Brittany), which predates the Alaska Purchase, shows Alaska as "Russian America". The US-Canada border west of the Rocky Mountains is shown following the line of the mountains northwards, such that part of what is today southern British Columbia, including Vancouver, is included within the United States. Areas populated by Indian tribes are marked on the map.
Size: 4272px × 2982px
Location: Canada
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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