{"product_id":"old-map-of-quebec-montreal-by-rogers-johnston-1857-st-lawrence-r-ile-dorleans-isle-jesus-quebec-basin-vieux-mtl","title":"Old Map of Quebec–Montreal by Rogers \u0026 Johnston, 1857: St Lawrence R., Ile d'Orleans, Isle Jesus, Quebec Basin, Vieux-Mtl","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuebec and Montreal, engraved in 1857 by Henry Darwin Rogers and Alexander Keith Johnston and issued by John Murray in London with W. \u0026amp; A.K. Johnston in Edinburgh, is a rare dual portrait of Canada’s principal French-speaking cities at a decisive mid-19th‑century moment. The composition sets each city within a refined oval, anchoring them on the great artery of the St. Lawrence River and revealing how topography and water shaped civic life. Streets, wards, and riverfronts are crisply named, while the pastel tonalities guide the eye from port basins to rising coteaus. As a city map, it is notable for juxtaposing two urban organisms on the same scale of scrutiny, letting viewers compare their distinct forms, ambitions, and constraints just before Confederation transformed their horizons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Quebec plan, the city still clusters tightly around its fortified promontory, where Upper Town and Lower Town meet above the bustling Basin of Quebec. The escarpment’s drama is legible in the ascent of Côte du Palais and the outward roads—Côte de Lévis, Côte de Beaupré, Côte du Sud, and Côte de la Rivière—radiating parish and market life into the surrounding countryside. Along the riverfront, Cours de la Reine signals a planned, ceremonial edge, while Rue St. Louis, Rue St. Anne, Rue du Palais, and Rue du Fort knit the administrative and religious core. Beyond, Île d’Orléans (Isle of Orleans) presides as the agricultural cradle of New France, its placement underscoring how Quebec’s security, commerce, and culture hinged on the St. Lawrence’s tides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontreal appears as a compact mercantile city occupying only a fraction of its island, its stone spine aligned to the port and Vieux‑Montréal. The map captures the city’s early industrial waterfront at Rue du Havre and Wellington Street, balanced by civic emergence around Square Victoria. Inland, Boulevard St. Laurent and Rue St. Denis trace the axes of expansion, while Rue de la Montagne and Rue du Fort climb toward the slopes that would host fashionable suburbs. Rural cotes such as Cote St. Michel still lie close at hand, signalling how fields and faubourgs interpenetrated the edge. The St. Lawrence dominates every prospect; to the north, Isle Jesus reminds the viewer that Montreal’s destiny was written in islands, channels, and ferries long before bridges redefined the skyline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCultural geography gives the sheet its voice. Predominantly French toponyms—Rue des Écoles, Rue des Marchands, Rue des Sœurs, Rue St. Michel, Rue du Prince—sit beside older English spellings like “Isle Jesus” and “Isle of Orleans,” revealing a bilingual cartography in flux. The map’s careful plotting of thoroughfares such as Rue St. Laurent and Chemin St. Joseph shows how parish roads hardened into urban boulevards, while nodes like Square Victoria and the Quebec basin disclose where commerce, ceremony, and migration converged. By fixing both cities in mid‑growth—Montreal pushing north and west from the port, Quebec constrained to its historic cape—the plan becomes a study in how language, law, and landscape combined to shape two identities along one river.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Darwin Rogers, a pioneering geologist and surveyor, brought scientific rigor to the enterprise; his training in stratigraphy and regional mapping lent the plans a disciplined sense of relief, drainage, and route hierarchy. Alexander Keith Johnston, among the century’s most celebrated Scottish cartographers, supplied the lucid urban engraving and toponymic order that made his National and Physical atlases benchmarks of clarity. Issued under the distinguished imprints of John Murray and W. \u0026amp; A.K. Johnston, this collaboration fuses physical and political vision. As a city map, it excels not merely by listing streets but by situating two capitals of commerce and culture within the St. Lawrence system, capturing the precise moment when canals, roads, and waterfronts began to recast their futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvenue des Canadiens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoulevard St. Laurent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCôte d’Ávril\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCôte de Beaupré\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCôte de la Rivière\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCôte de Levis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCôte du Palais\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCôte du Sud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCours de la Reine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChemin St. Joseph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue St. Anne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue St. Denis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue St. Laurent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue St. Louis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue St. Michel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue Trudeau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue des Écoles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue des Marchands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue des Sœurs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue de la Montagne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue de l'Université\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue d'Iberville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue du Fort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue du Havre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue du Palais\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRue du Prince\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquare Victoria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurnpike Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVieux-Montréal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWellington Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasin of Quebec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCote St. Michel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCote St. Réal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIle d'Orléans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsle Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMontreal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuebec\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Lawrence River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 1857\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Context: The map illustrates a period when both cities were expanding but still had distinct and far more limited boundaries compared to today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: The cities represented are predominantly French-speaking, depicting their unique cultural context in relation to the rest of Canada.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThemes: Urban development, historical geography, and cultural identity are central themes. The growth of Montreal is notable, as it occupies a smaller portion of its present island, while Quebec is confined to its historic district.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeographic Focus: The map shows key areas in the Canadian provinces of Quebec, emphasizing both urbanization (Montreal) and historical significance (Quebec). The St. Lawrence River features prominently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign Style: The map utilizes an oval design for each city, providing a distinctive visual representation. It employs a pastel color palette typical of the period, highlighting features while maintaining clarity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignificance: The map serves as a historical document, depicting urban layouts and developmental stages of two major Canadian cities during a crucial phase of growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/de\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Map","offer_id":58091041849728,"sku":"UM00284191A","price":366.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58091041882496,"sku":"UM00284192A","price":983.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x16in (30x40cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":58091041915264,"sku":"UM00284193A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Map","offer_id":58091041948032,"sku":"UM00284194A","price":366.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":58091041980800,"sku":"UM00284195A","price":983.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3 (297x420mm) \/ Framed canvas 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