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Carte de la Baye des Chaleurs

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Title Carte de la Baye des Chaleurs

Creator L'Hermite, Jacques, 1670-1725

Date 1724

Place Atlantic Ocean--Chaleur Bay, Atlantic Ocean--Gulf of Saint Lawrence, New Brunswick--Miramichi Bay, Québec (Province)--Gaspé Peninsula

Language French

Subjects Coasts, Manuscript maps, Nautical charts

Description The name "Chirsisest" (or "Lhirsisest") is probably a mistaken transcription of Jacques L'Hermite's name; L'Hermite was a French army engineer, staff officer, and town major of Placentia, Newfoundland known to have mapped regions in New France. Cf. map held by the Library of Congress: Carte de la baie des Chaleurs à la côte occidentale du golfe de St. Laurent / levée en 1724 par Mr. L'Hermite, ingénieur du roi, rédigé au Dépôt général des cartes, plans et journaux de la marine par ordre de M. de Sartine. [Paris]: Dépôt général de la marine, 1780. Cf. the British Library Map Catalogue on CD-ROM (Maps 147.e.7.(22.)).
Sheet 102 of 115 (i.e. 117; includes sheets 71A and 106A) numbered leaves in the Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, detailing French colonial interests worldwide, ca. 1640-ca. 1726.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, grey, brown, yellow); mounted on cloth. Shot from 4x5 transparency.

Summary Coastal chart of northeast New Brunswick and the southeastern portion of the Gaspé Peninsula on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; details Gaspé Bay, Chaleaur Bay and Miramichi Bay. Side margins include the extensive "explication des remarques" keyed to lettered locations on the map. St. Laurent / levée en 1724 par Mr. L'Hermite, ingénieur du roi, rédigé au Dépôt général des cartes, plans et journaux de la marine par ordre de M. de Sartine. [Paris]: Dépôt général de la marine, 1780. Cf. the British Library Map Catalogue on CD-ROM (Maps 147.e.7.(22.)).

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 501 x 414 mm, on sheet 562 x 739 mm

Format Manuscript maps, Maps, Nautical charts

Archival Collection Title Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS map 30 sheet 102

BibID 991814028805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 8820px × 6454px 162.89 MB

Filename 991814028805867_ayer_ms_map_30_sheet_102.tif

Unique Identifier NL11KMIB

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