This attractive map of the Gulf of St. Laurence is based on Bellin's definitive map of 1744. It is very detailed with hundreds of place names, especially along the coastlines. The major fishing banks are well delineated. There is a large decorative title cartouche and compass rose at bottom right. This is the second state with "No. 63" at the bottom left. It appeared in both A Complete System of Geography... (first published 1747) and A Complete Atlas, or, Distinct View of the Known World... (published 1752), which featured the same maps without text and in a slightly different order.

References: McCorkle (18th c. Geography Books) #17-32 (Vol II); Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BOW-2a #62; Kershaw #694; Phillips (Atlases) #603-62.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a lightly toned sheet with a Strasbourg lily watermark. There are a few light spots, minor offsetting, and a tiny tear in Anticosti Island that has been closed with archival tape on verso.