The St. Lawrence by Nicolas Bellin, ca. 1752

The St. Lawrence River was New France’s main artery, its link to the ocean, the Great Lakes and beyond to the west and Louisiana.

Three-sheet manuscript map

Catalogue entry:
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772.
Cours du fleuve St. Laurent. — Scale [ca. 1:337 800]. —[ca. 1752]. — 1 map on 3 sheets : ms., col. ; sheets 58 x 100 cm or smaller. — In Cartes de la Nouvelle-France ou Canada. 1752. —

Ref. Nos.: NMC 017780-1, NMC 017780-2, NMC 017780-3