Carte particulière du Fleuve Saint Louis dressée sur les lieux avec les noms sauvage du pais ...

Important and very detailed map of Canada, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River by Chatelain.

This map is centered on the French parts of northern American showing Canada, the Great Lakes and parts of the present day United States (Illinois, Boston, New York...). It extends from Labrador or Eskimo lands and Hudson Bay in the north till French borders of Canada till the Ouabache river (actual River Wabash in Ohio). From the west, the author depicts the course of the Mississippi River and extends east till the Bay of Saint Laurence and the Atlantic Ocean. Chatelain mentions the locations of French and English settlements and forts all over. This map is characterized by its informative marginal texts about the region's native people, fauna, wildlife, and trade. Very detailed these notes highlight the goods that the French traded with Canadians for different types of fur in return, indicating the value of each type at the time.

The Historical Atlas of Chatelain

A complex and ambitious work, Henri Abraham Châtelain's Atlas Historique is one of the most complete encyclopedias of its time. Originally published in Amsterdam between 1705 and 1720 by L'Honoré and Châtelain, the Atlas Historique was corrected, enlarged and republished until 1739, date of the fourth and last edition. Designed for the general public, fascinated at the beginning of the 18th century by the newly conquered colonies, the new discoveries, the distant countries (such as the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Mongolia, China, Japan, Indonesia...), it is illustrated with numerous maps, many of which are based on those of the French cartographer Guillaume Delisle.