Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes quiy ont été faites Dresée sur plusieurs Observations et sur un grand nombre de Relations imprimées ou manuscrites par Guillaume Del'Isle Geographe de l'Academie Royale des Sciences
Creator
L'Isle, Guillaume de, 1675-1726, cartographer
Contributor
Mortier, Jean Mortier, Corneille publisher Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller Museum Book Store
Kashnor notes, "The map still shows the territory around the southern part of Hudson's Bay as French territory, with Fort Nelson called Fort Bourbon, and Fort St. Louis on Moose River. The supposed Western Sea is taken from particulars furnished by La Houton." See 105:433 for earlier version, 105:432 for later. McCorkle identifes this as 1708 version. Cartouche with natives. Photocopy stored with map.. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: C (symbol) I H (lettering). Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 703.5. Verso Text: MS notes: Canada et Nouvelle France 105/431 Canada, ou la Nouvelle France. 3.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 map : hand col. ; 49 x 57 cm. on sheet 54 x 67 cm.
North America Canada Hudson Bay Québec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island United States Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Arctic Region Greenland Davis Strait Baffin Bay W 110° W 40°/ N 70° N 40°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.
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