Canada, Hudson Bay, J.N. Bellin, 1757, Carte de la Baye de Hudson ...
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26 16 AU
Detailed regional map of the area around the Hudson Bay in Northern Canada. Shows Hudson Bay, James Bay, Labrador (formerly called New Brittany by the French).
A part of Quebec is labeled ‘Esquimaux’. Parts of present-day Manitoba labeled: ‘Land completely unknown’.
Includes a decorative title cartouche. One of the maps produced by J.N. Bellin for Prevost d'Exiles influential travel book, L'Histoire Generale des Voyages, dated 1757.
Excellent condition, central fold as published.
Image 22,5x30,5cm, sheet 25x38cm