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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…
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…
Carte geographiqve de la Novvelle Franse faictte par le Sievr de Champlain Saint Tongois Cappitaine Ordinaire povr le Roy en la Marine
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…
La Nuova Francia
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…
