This is the very rare 1854 issue of J. H. Colton map of Canada East or Lower Canada.  Covers what is today Montreal, Quebec, and New Brunswick. Follows the St. Lawrence River Valley from Montreal eastward to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  An inset in the lower part of the mat details the vicinity of Montreal.  Divided according to county and district lines.  Shows major roadways and railroads as well as geological features such as lakes and rivers.   Dated and copyrighted: “Entered according to the Act of Congress in the Year of 1854 by J. H. Colton &amp; Co. in the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.”  Published from Colton’s 172 William Street Office in New York City, NY.
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1854 (dated)
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