This is a handsome map of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and the entire course of the St. Lawrence River. The most prominent feature of the map is the very large inset of the 1744 Bellin version of the Great Lakes. The wonderful cartouche features the title on a blanket draped over a wooden canoe, which appears beside a threatening beaver. According to Pedley, this is the third state of the map with the 1755 date removed from the cartouche and the addition of Nouvelle Ecosse and Jamess [sic] Bay.

References: Pedley #459; McCorkle #755.36; cf. Kershaw #357; cf. Sellers and Van Ee #61; cf. Karpinski p.141-42.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with contemporary outline color. Light offsetting.