These maps show the settlement and population for two important
periods in Canadian history prior to Confederation. Each map shows
the territorial claims, administrative divisions, and the distribution
of population and settlement circa 1740 and 1823.
- New France circa 1740 is a temporal cross-section of both New
France and British North America in the mid-eighteenth century
based on contemporary documents and maps.
- British North America circa 1823 is a temporal cross-section
of the British North American possessions early in the nineteenth
century.
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