Jacques Cartier, 1491-1557

La terra de Hochelaga nella Nova Francia
La terra de Hochelaga nella Nova Francia
Printed map. Third edition. Jacques Cartier and his men are shown being welcomed at the entrance of the Iroquois village of Hochelaga. This is the first time "Monte Real" appears on a map. Drawn by Giacomo Gastaldi. Published originally in Ramusio's Navigationi et Viaggi, vol. 3, 1606. Described in Kershaw, Early Printed Maps of Canada 1540-1703, vol. 1, entry 17b, p. 18: "In this final [third] edition the page numbers change to 380.2º/380.3º and the evidence of wood-worm damage to the block is very apparent." Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.