Cartes




Map: 1667
Map: 1667

Carte: 1667

First successful French settlements in North America: Port Royal (1606), et Québec (1609). English settlements in Virginia begins (1606-7). French and English territorial claims overlap Acadia. Acadia is recognized as French possession by the Treaty of Breda (1667). A Royal Charter (1670) grants sole trading rights in Hudson Bay drainage basin to the Hudson's Bay Co.

Map: 1791
Map: 1791

Carte: 1791

Following the Constitutional Act, Quebec is divided into Upper and Lower Canada (1791). Spain cedes Louisiana back to France (1800). U.S.A. purchases Louisiana (1803).

Map: 1849
Map: 1849

Carte: 1849

The Province of Canada is formed by uniting Upper and Lower Canada (1840). The international boundary from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific is described by the Oregon Treaty (1846). The northern portion of the Oregon Territory is called New Caledonia, a name used by Simon Fraser in 1806. The Hudson's Bay Co. is granted Vancouver's Island to develop a colony (1849).

Map: 1867
Map: 1867

Carte: 1867

Le Nouveau-Brunswick, la Nouvelle-Écosse et le Canada Haut sont unis dans un état fédérale, le Dominion du Canada, par the British North America Act (July 1, 1867). The province of Canada is divided into Ontario and Quebec. Les États-Unis proclâmes l'achat d'Alaska de la Russe (le 20 juin).

Map: 1999
Map: 1999

Carte: 1999

Le Canada, comme on le connait aujourd'hui.

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Selected maps from the //National Atlas Maps//
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