Recherche dans la collection - Carta geografica del Canada nell' America Settentrionale [cartographic material]

Illus: [Decorative title cartouche showing natives, deer and a mythical sea-horse.
Pictorial relief.
An interesting and rare map of Canada as it was known circa 1708. Shown on the map are all the major land forms and water bodies known at the time. Most of the fictitious physical features, commonly held to exist in the early 18th century, are also indicated. The map is based directly on Guillaume De l'Isle's 1708 revision of his 1703 map of Canada. This map, however, has the title, legends and place names translated to Italian. G. Albrizzi, a Venetian map publisher, published the map in 1750 in his De l'Isle atlas entitled: Atlante Novissimo. The map appeared as plate 40 in volume 2. The N.M.C. holds three original copies of the map. One is the coloured, single sheet copy described, another is an uncoloured single sheet, and the third is an uncoloured copy bound in a copy of: Atlante Novissimo.

Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Kershaw, Entry 342, Mickwitz - Miekkavaara, v.1, Entry 64, v. 2, map no [40], Phillips, Entry 594, v. 2 map no 40

Scale 1 inch to 300 miglia Italiane.

The microfiche version is NMC134668 (copy 2).

For other copies and or editions see: Mikan 4318506 (NMC 7079) ; Mikan 4318507 (NMC 7080) ; G1015 .L57 1740 - fol. Vault (AMICUS No. 26306173)