"Karte von l'Isle Royale...", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Subject: Cape Breton Island, Canada
Period: 1744 (dated)
Publication: Allegmeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.6 x 9.6 inches
26.9 x 24.4 cm
A strongly engraved map of Cape Breton Island and eastern Canada that includes topography and coastal place names. War broke out between France and England in 1744, and a large number of maps were produced to describe the areas involved. This is from a German edition of Charlevoix's Histoire et description générale de la Nouvelle France. Pierre Francois Xavier de Charlevoix was a Jesuit historian who explored Canada, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Valley.
References: Kershaw #863.
Condition: B+
Issued folding on watermarked paper with faint offsetting. There is a binding trim at lower left.
