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Title

A Chart of ye north part of America, for Hudson Bay comonly called ye North West Passage [cartographic material] / 

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Item (linked) part of

Arctic [cartographic material] (R11981-6-7-E)

Date(s)

[ca. 1677]

Place

London

Place of creation

England

Extent

1 map : hand col., ill. ; 42 x 53 cm on sheet 45 x 57 cm.

Language of material

English

Conditions of access

Cartographic material
90: Open
Original can be viewed in the presence o
f an early cartographic archivist.
Cartographic material
Microfiche NMC27808
90: Open
Cartographic material
90: Open
Volume
263 Item no. assigned by LAC 263
90: Open
Archival reference no.
R11981-264-7-E
Other accession no.
80101/245 CA
Local class no.
H3/1000/[1677-79], copy 1

Terms of use

Credit Library and Archives Canada. Copyright expired.

Creator / Provenance

Thornton, John, 1641-1708.

Additional name(s)

Publisher: Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698.
Publisher: Atkinson, James.
Publisher: Colson, John.
Publisher: Fisher, William, fl. 1656-1691.

Additional information

Depths shown by soundings.

Copperplate engraving.

Includes rhumb lines and compass rose.

Includes illustrations of ships and a decorative title cartouche depicting native Americans and animals.

"40" has been added to upper right margin.

Includes a seal in the center of the map which bears the following inscription "Honi soit qui mal y pense".

From: Atlas Maritimus.

Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection # 263.

Custodial history
Part of the Alexander E. MacDonald Canadiana Collection purchased by the Public Archives of Canada in 1981.

Related materials
For other copy of this map see: A/1000/[1677-79] (NMC 45762)

Cartographic math data
Includes 3 bar scales: English and French leagues 20 to a degree -- Lagueas de Spania 17 1/2 un grada -- Duytsche mylen 15 in een grudt.

Citation / reference note
Burden, Entry 494, p. 126-127, State 1, c.1677.
Kershaw, vol. 1, Entry 214, p. 205, State 1

Copy / version note
The microfiche version is NMC 27808.

Exhibitions note
This map was part of an exhibition held at The Royal Ontario Museum, April 1958 entitled "Up North: The Discovery and Mapping of the Canadian Arctic, 1511-1944" showcasing MacDonald's Collection

Subject heading

1. Arctic regions - Maps - Early works to 1800.
2. Hudson Bay Region - Maps - Early works to 1800.

Source

Private

MIKAN no.

3819823