Partie de l'Amérique septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada

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Partie de l'Amérique septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada
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Title:
Partie de l'Amérique septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada
Description:
This hand-colored map of the Canadian north features a cartouche engraved and signed by C. (Catherine) Haussard. Marie Catherine and her sister Elizabeth were 18th-century Parisian engravers who specialized in the creation of cartouches – the decorative and informative label identifying a map, its author and the subject. The sisters were daughters of noted French engraver Jean-Baptiste Haussard, who trained them in the art of engraving. The cartouche shown here incorporates popular 18th-century symbols of North America – pine trees, a beaver, and a Native American canoe.
Creator:
Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766
Name on Item:
par le Sr. Robert de Vaugondy ; C. Haussard, sculp.
Date:
1755
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Canada--Maps--Early works to 1800
Great Lakes Region (North America)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Great Lakes Region (area)
Canada
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 48 x 59 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Paris? : [s.n.]
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:4,000,000.
Language:
French
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Inset: Supplement pour les Lacs du Canada.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Women in Cartography: Five Centuries of Accomplishments" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2015-2016.
Identifier:
06_01_006166
Call #:
G3400 1755 .R6
Barcode:
39999059020907