General note:
Relief shown pictorially.
First known instance of the name Canada on a printed map.
Dedication: ... et dicauit exti. Iur. Vt Doct. et aurato Aequitt D[omin]no Paulo Michaeli Vincentino.
Former call number H3/10000/1560
Engraved by Paolo Forlani after a 1546 map by Giacomo Gastaldi.
"World map" (Caption title, Canadian History Hall)
Citation/reference note:
Shirley, Rodney W. The mapping of the world. London : Holland Press, 1983, 106., Woodward, David. The maps and prints of Paolo Forlani, 01.01., National Archives of Canada, Treasures of the National Archives of Canada, Ottawa/Toronto, Minister of Supply and Services Canada/University of Toronto Press, 1992, p. 20-21.
Cartographic math data:
Scale [ca. 1:50 000 000]
Reproduction note:
A reproduction of this map was made for Canadian History Hall, 2017.07.01--
Copy/version note:
Microfiche version: NMC 97953
Exhibitions note:
Exhibition Title: Treasured Memories 2: A National Archives of Canada Exhibition. [125th Anniversary of the National Archives]. Curator: Martin Tétreault, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1998.03.01 - 1998.09.30