[Map of the Atlantic between 15° south and 65° north]

Black and white. Covers area from central North America and northern South America to Western Europe and Africa. Compass rose with rhumb lines. Relief shown by pictorially. Bar scale. Includes note in decorative cartouche. -- One of the first printed maps to use the place name "Canada"; ot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bertelli, Fernando 15.-15.?
Format: Map
Language:Spanish
Published: 1525
Subjects:
Atlantic Ocean Region > Maps > Early works to 1800
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/365
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Summary:Black and white. Covers area from central North America and northern South America to Western Europe and Africa. Compass rose with rhumb lines. Relief shown by pictorially. Bar scale. Includes note in decorative cartouche. -- One of the first printed maps to use the place name "Canada"; other important nomenclature in Canada includes New France ("Nueva Franza") and Montreal ("Othelay"). There is a large lake shown just south of the Saint Lawrence River which does not appear on either Camocio's map or that of his source. Cataloguer's title.

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