Subject: Eastern Canada
Period: 1748 (published)
Publication: Atlas Portatif Universel et Militaire
Color: Hand Color
Size:
6.4 x 6.5 inches
16.3 x 16.5 cm
Very attractive, small map focusing on Greenland, Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay and Labrador. Greenland is shown with the three island configuration that began with Sanson. Baffin Bay is shown with a large James Island within it, and the coast discovered by Middleton in 1742 is noted along the western shore.
References: Kershaw #443; Pedley #461.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a watermarked sheet with light toning along the edges of the sheet.