Old Rare Map of Canada by Chatelain, 1719: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, St. Lawrence, Detroit, Montreal Size:A1 (594x841mm) Notable Settlements

Notable Settlements

The precise delineation of coastlines

Tangier (940 thousand)

the tranquil West Dennis

Old Rare Map of Canada by Chatelain, 1719: Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, St. Lawrence, Detroit, Montreal Size:A1 (594x841mm) Notable SettlementsHenri Chatelains 1719 Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France, & des Decouvertes qui ont t faites presents an authoritative early eighteenth century vision of northern North America, sweeping from the St. Lawrence to the Mississippi and up to the icy reaches of Hudson Bay. The composition is anchored by an ornate explanatory cartouche and a Remarque Historique that frames the rise of New France in learned prose. Within this grand tableau, Chatelain