{"product_id":"great-lakes-and-canada-map-guillaume-delisle-dezauche-paris-178","title":"Great Lakes and Canada Map — by Guillaume Delisle, Dezauche, Paris, 1783","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn impressive and highly detailed original copperplate engraving of Canada and the Great Lakes, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Created by the celebrated French cartographer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuillaume Delisle in 1703\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this later edition was published in Paris by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-Claude Dezauche in 1783\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelisle’s landmark mapping of New France represented a major advancement in the cartography of North America. Based on the best available French exploration and geographic information, the map provides remarkable detail throughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eeastern Canada, the Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, and the northern interior of North America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map is particularly desirable for its depiction of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Lakes and French colonial territories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with early settlements, waterways, indigenous regions and extensive geographic notation. An elaborate decorative cartouche at upper left adds considerable visual appeal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e28 x 21 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; overall mat size \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e33¼ x 27 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.  \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e In excellent antique condition. Minor paper wrinkling and a visible fold line are present, consistent with the map’s age and original production and binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique Prints, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48009942925489,"sku":null,"price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/3172\/4465\/files\/3EBE18A8-3C0C-407A-BE6A-80C3E77E24D1.png?v=1791460551","url":"https:\/\/www.antiqueprintsinc.com\/products\/great-lakes-and-canada-map-guillaume-delisle-dezauche-paris-178","provider":"Antique Prints, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}