New France circa 1740

Depicted on this map is the extent of New France at its territorial height circa 1740 prior to its great territorial losses to British North America. Also shown on the map are the territorial claims, administrative divisions, and the distribution of population and settlement (including fur trading posts) circa 1740. This map along with British North America circa 1823 shows the settlement and population in Canada for two important periods in Canadian history prior to Confederation.

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Title (French)	Nouvelle-France vers 1740
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Contact Email	geoinfo@nrcan.gc.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2010-12-31 00:00:00
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Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["carte", "histoire", "histoire du canada"], "en": ["canadian history", "history", "map"]}
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