Collection search - Sketch maps in the elaborate manuscript, Cosmographie by the French navigator Jean Alfonse, who accompanied Roberval to Canada in 1541. The Manuscript is in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris M.S. francais 676. I. Labrodor and the regions to the norht including Iceland - 260. II. Newfoundland and Labrador. Labrador is cut in two by a broad channel, marked in Bay d'on vennent les glaces" which Alfonse thought came out of a fresh water sea.-261 III. The Gulf of St. Lawrence, called "Mer de Canada."-263 IV. The Guld of St. Lawrence and part of the river, were called "Riviere du Canada."-264 V. Entrance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the southern part of Newfoundland.-265 VI. The New England coast.-265 VII The Coast to Florida, with the West Indies and part of South America. -266 [cartographic material]
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Sketch maps in the elaborate manuscript, Cosmographie by the French navigator Jean Alfonse, who accompanied Roberval to Canada in 1541. The Manuscript is in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris M.S. francais 676. I. Labrodor and the regions to the norht including Iceland - 260. II. Newfoundland and Labrador. Labrador is cut in two by a broad channel, marked in Bay d'on vennent les glaces" which Alfonse thought came out of a fresh water sea.-261 III. The Gulf of St. Lawrence, called "Mer de Canada."-263 IV. The Guld of St. Lawrence and part of the river, were called "Riviere du Canada."-264 V. Entrance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the southern part of Newfoundland.-265 VI. The New England coast.-265 VII The Coast to Florida, with the West Indies and part of South America. -266 [cartographic material]
Hierarchical level:ItemDate:1544Reference:Local class no.: H3/10000/1544, Box number: 2000235904Local class no.:H3/10000/1544Type of material:Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4151243Context of this record: -
Record information – Details Date(s):1544Place:S.l.:Place of creation:CanadaPublisher:s.n.,Extent:1 map : Facsimile .Language of material:EnglishAdditional name(s):Additional information:Source:Private -
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