Population and Economy, ca 1800


Units

Area units:
On the map British Colonies in 1800 are shown as well as the United States. Within these, settled area (ecumene) ca 1800 is coloured yellow.

Data units:
Population is shown, proportional circles for major settlements and dots in rural areas, and coloured according to principal language.
Major trade routes are shown as arrows of varying size and colour for maritime trade and the fur trade.
The inshore fishery is also shown as lines along coastal areas.


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Legend Description

Population and language
Dots represent population in rural areas, colour coded by principal language. Note that small mobile groups of native people in rural and wilderness areas are not shown.
Circles represent major settlements, and size is proportional to population. These too are colour-coded according to principal language.

Due to the early date, these are necessarily rough estimates. Please see Authors and Sources page for details.

Maritime trade
Arrows represent major maritime trade routes. Large open arrows represent trade with Europe or elsewhere in the Americas. Coastal or intercolonial trade is internal to the colonies.
Information about trade goods is associated with these symbols. See Active Layers and Tools below for more information.

Fur trade
Arrows represent major and minor fur trade routes, of the two competing forces in the trade in 1800. Trading posts are indicated and labels appear as one zooms in.
Trade goods for the fur trade were always the same. Outbound: furs, either to London or Montréal. Inbound: supplies and other trade goods to the interior.

Inshore fishery
Lines along coastal areas represent areas of the active inshore fishery. At small scales these are consistently light blue (cyan) in colour.
Zoomed in to larger scales these become colour-coded by the country of origin of the fishermen.


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Layers

This folder contains layers showing population colour-coded for principal language; proportional circles for major settlements and dot distribution for rural areas. The layers can be viewed individually or together.

This folder contains layers showing maritime trade routes; open arrows for external trade and solid gray arrows for coastal or intercolonial trade. The layers can be viewed individually or together. These are active layers. See explanation in Active Tools below.

This folder contains layers showing fur trade routes and trading posts. The layers can be viewed individually or, most commonly, together.
This layer shows the active inshore fishery. At small scales these are consistently light blue (cyan) in colour. Zoomed in to larger scales these become colour-coded by the country of origin of the fishermen (see Legend Description above).
This layer shows modern geography (current provincial and territorial boundaries, as well as selected cities), and is available for reference.

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Active Tools

 Zoom In: Zoom in to see more detail. Inshore fishery lines appear become colour-coded representing country of origin.
The active layers in this map are in the Maritime trade folder. Use the tools below to get data about the routes in these layers.

Identify: Click on the Identify tool, then click on the map on one of the route arrows, to pop up a box showing the Trade Goods carried in and out along this route.

Table: Click on the Table tool, then click or drag a rectangle on the map across one or more route arrows, to select them and pop up a table showing information about the selected features. See Table Fields below.

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Table Fields - Maritime Trade Goods

Inbound Description of trade goods inbound along this route.
Outbound Description of trade goods outbound along this route.
Data files available: No data files available for this table.

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Legend Notes

The Newfoundland fisheries and the population of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon are shown before the outbreak of war between Britain and France in 1793. During the war the British occupied Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, evacuated the inhabitants, and disrupted the French fisheries in northern and western Newfoundland. the population of Newfoundland is shown for 1800.

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