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 de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Premier Geographe du Roy
Kashnor notes, " Indicates the location of the Indian nations and the French forts, especially those taken from the Hudson's Bay Company. It locates the wintering place, on the Bay, of Jean Munck in 1619. This is one of the earliest issues of Delisle's map." See also 105:431, 105:432 for later versions. Cartouche with natives.. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 703.5. Verso Text: MS notes: 432.
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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