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SANSON d'ABBEVILLE, NICOLAS. Le Canada ou Nouvelle France. Double-page engraved map, 410x545 mm, wide margins; nicely hand-colored in outline;

SANSON d'ABBEVILLE, NICOLAS. Le Canada ou Nouvelle France. Double-page engraved map, 410x545 mm, wide margins; nicely hand-colored in outline; cellotape stains in upper margins, not affecting the image. Paris: Mariette, 1656

  • Notes: The most influential mapping of Canada of the 17th century, serving as a model for numerous other maps. The northern portion of the country is based on earlier maps, but the southern portion includes many additions and corrections, supplying the most accurate mapping of the Great Lakes to that date. Kershaw I:133.

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