1892 Rand McNally Map of Quebec, Canada

This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1892 map of Quebec, Canada. Centered on the St. Lawrence River Valley, this map of the Canadian province Quebec, or Canada east, covers from Pontiac to Saguenay, north as far as Lake Pipmuakan in Chicoutimi, and south to the United States border. Two insets in the upper left and lower right quadrants detail the northeastern portion of Quebec and the western portion of Quebec, respectively.

Canadian provinces and territories were under British and French control from the 16th century, until 1763 when France gave up its claims in the Treaty of Paris. even today, the official language in the province is French. Canada would remain a collection of British colonies until its confederation in 1867, when the British Province of Canada was divided into Quebec and Ontario and the British colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia incorporated as Canadian provinces. With the signing of the 1854 Treaty of Reciprocity between the United States and Canada, this area experienced a period of sustained growth and prosperity. The increased international trade that flowed into Quebec via the Hudson Valley inspired popular interest in the region. Montreal, Three Rivers, and St. Francis in particular benefited from the cross-border trade.

Color coded according to political boundaries, the map notes several towns, cities, rivers and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate nos. 218 and 219 in the 1895 issue of Rand McNally and Company's Indexed Atlas of the World - possibly the finest atlas Rand McNally ever issued.