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A chart of the coasts of Newfoundland, with the fishing districts marked
The growing intensity of political rivalry concerning fisheries was epitomised in this heavily detailed manuscript map of 1693. Not a great deal is known about its maker, Augustine Fitzhugh, but it has been established that he had served as an…
Carta particolare della terra nuoua con la Gran Baia et il Fiume Grande della Canida
This particular map has been termed 'one of the most important maps of the region ever produced.' Its status is more remarkable given the decades-long dominance of the Dutch sea atlases, the quality of its production (over 12 years in preparation as…