This copy of part of the map made by Pierre Desceliers in 1550 shows the area of Jacques Cartier's discoveries [cartographic material]
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This copy of part of the map made by Pierre Desceliers in 1550 shows the area of Jacques Cartier's discoveries [cartographic material]
Date:1550 [1970].Reference:R13525-0-X-E, Volume number: 1Type of material:Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:3995771Date(s):1550 [1970].Place:Dieppe:Place of creation:EnglandPublisher:Pierre Desceliers,Place of printing:England [London]Extent:1 map : print col., mounted on cardboard ; 39 x 51 cm on sheet 44 x 55 cm.Language of material:FrenchScope and content:Item is a printed facsimile of part of a manuscript map of North America.Additional name(s):Additional information:General note:This map is a reproduction, printed circa 1970, of part of a portolan map drawn by the cartographer Pierre Desceliers in 1550 for Henri II, king of France. The original map is preserved at the British Library (Add Ms 24065).
The title in English in the cartouche has been added.
There is another version of the same map with a title in French in the cartouche (see item 5789366 in the collection of Library and Archives Canada; also a second copy of the map with the English title: item 4147156).
Oriented with the North at the bottom.Subject heading:Source:Private -
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