Realm · 1673–1847
French India
French India appears on the map from 1673 to 1847. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1677, it covered about 17,847 km².
One of the realms of French Colonial Empire. France's first colonial empire began with Jacques Cartier's voyages to the St Lawrence in 1534 and grew into New France, a vast fur-trading realm reaching down the Mississippi to Louisiana, plus rich sugar islands such as Saint-Domingue worked by enslaved Africans. Defeat by Britain in 1763 cost Canada and most of India, the Haitian Revolution freed Saint-Domingue, and Napoleon sold Louisiana in 1803.
See French India on the map in 1677
- On the map
- 1673–1847
- Greatest extent
- 1677, about 17,847 km²
- Part of
- Kingdom of France
- Read more
- Wikipedia: French India · Wikidata Q646374
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1673–1676 | 3,703 km² |
| 1677–1720 | 17,847 km² |
| 1721–1726 | 9,700 km² |
| 1727–1740 | 10,094 km² |
| 1741–1814 | 10,137 km² |
| 1820–1839 | 7,841 km² |
| 1840–1845 | 8,828 km² |
| 1846–1847 | 4,551 km² |
Related
- French Colonial Empire empire