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1544 cabot facsimile.jpg

1543 brouscon ds huntington.jpg

1542 rotz americas and west indies bl royal_ms_20_e_ix_f23v-24r.tif

1529 diego ribiero gallica entire low res.jpeg

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1516 maggiolo ds huntington.jpg

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La_nvova_Francia.jpg
In 1556, a dedicated and regional woodcut map titled 'Nuova Francia' [New France] attributed to Giacomo Gastaldi held further aesthetic appeal with vivid vignettes of inhabitants not only dancing and hunting on land but also strongly indicating the…

1613 - de champlain john carter brown library Carte geographiqve de la Novvelle Franse faictte par le Sievr de Champlain Saint Tongois Cappitaine Ordinaire povr le Roy en la Marine.jpg
Champlain's detailed map of 1613 was produced at a time when France was markedly intensifying its commercial interests as well as seeking the North West Passage to Asia. The map's utility as a navigational tool is explicit in the presence of a…
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