Lot of 7. Chatelain, Henry Abraham. Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France & Des Decouvertes qui y ont ete Faites, Dresse sur les observations les plus Nouvelles, & Sur divers Memoires tant Manuscrits qu imprimez. 1719. Uncolored. Detailed along the east coast and Great Lakes, including fisheries in the ocean. Copied from Delisle, this was one of the most accurate depictions of the Great Lakes at that time. Large inset with "Remarque Historique" gives the story of the discovery of Canada by fishermen from Brittany in 1504, along with the accounts of other explorers. Text in French. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Carte du Cours du Fleuve de St. Laurent Depuis son Embouchure jusqu'au dessus de Quebec. 1773. 7.25 x 11.5 in. to neatlines. Outline color. Map of the St. Lawrence River, showing the many streams and rivers feeding the larger one, as it empties into the Gulf at Anticosti Island and the Gaspe Peninsula. Homann, Johann Baptist. A. New Foundland, od. Terra Nova S. Laurentii Bay, die Fisch-Bank, Acadia, nebst einem Theil New Schotland. 1720. 8 x 10.25 in. Hand-colored. Map of the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, includes the large fishing banks of the north Atlantic. Bonne. Partie Occidentale du Canada Contenant les Cinq Grands Lacs, avec les Pays Circonvoisins. 1780. 8.25 x 12.5 in. Some outlines, particularly of the Great Lakes. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Carte de la Baye de Hudson. 1757. 8.5 x 11.75 in. Outline color. Hudson Bay and Labrador. Note upper left that the English sought a passage to the ocean here but it did not exist. Sanson, Nicolas. Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c. Tiree de diverses Relations des Francois, Anglois, Hollandois, &c. Hand-colored. 1683. 8 x 12 in. Early depictions of the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay, not quite to their geographic shapes. Second copy of above with only outline color. Condition: Most good or better with some toning.
Lot of 7. Chatelain, Henry Abraham. Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France & Des Decouvertes qui y ont ete Faites, Dresse sur les observations les plus Nouvelles, & Sur divers Memoires tant Manuscrits qu imprimez. 1719. Uncolored. Detailed along the east coast and Great Lakes, including fisheries in the ocean. Copied from Delisle, this was one of the most accurate depictions of the Great Lakes at that time. Large inset with "Remarque Historique" gives the story of the discovery of Canada by fishermen from Brittany in 1504, along with the accounts of other explorers. Text in French. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Carte du Cours du Fleuve de St. Laurent Depuis son Embouchure jusqu'au dessus de Quebec. 1773. 7.25 x 11.5 in. to neatlines. Outline color. Map of the St. Lawrence River, showing the many streams and rivers feeding the larger one, as it empties into the Gulf at Anticosti Island and the Gaspe Peninsula. Homann, Johann Baptist. A. New Foundland, od. Terra Nova S. Laurentii Bay, die Fisch-Bank, Acadia, nebst einem Theil New Schotland. 1720. 8 x 10.25 in. Hand-colored. Map of the mouth of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, includes the large fishing banks of the north Atlantic. Bonne. Partie Occidentale du Canada Contenant les Cinq Grands Lacs, avec les Pays Circonvoisins. 1780. 8.25 x 12.5 in. Some outlines, particularly of the Great Lakes. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Carte de la Baye de Hudson. 1757. 8.5 x 11.75 in. Outline color. Hudson Bay and Labrador. Note upper left that the English sought a passage to the ocean here but it did not exist. Sanson, Nicolas. Le Canada, ou Nouvelle France, &c. Tiree de diverses Relations des Francois, Anglois, Hollandois, &c. Hand-colored. 1683. 8 x 12 in. Early depictions of the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay, not quite to their geographic shapes. Second copy of above with only outline color. Condition: Most good or better with some toning.
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