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Description

Rare third state of Pierre Du Val's map of Canada, the Great Lakes and Northeast, based upon Sanson's earlier maps of the region.

Excellent example of the open ended Great Lakes to the west. Clearly shows a Northwest Passage through Hudson's Bay. Extends south to Virginia and names Florida.

There are 4 recorded states of the map. These include:

  • 1660: No tribal names in the west
  • 1661: Tribal names added inthe west (Nation des Puants, etc.)
  • 1672: Mer de Canada added above Mer de Nort
  • 1687: Plate number 8 added at bottom right
Reference
Burden 351 (State 3, with Mer de Canada above Mer De Nort); Kershaw pp 132-34; Pasterneau pp 135-37; pp 162-65.
Pierre Du Val Biography

Pierre Duval (1618-1683) was a French geographer, cartographer, and publisher who worked in Abbeville and Paris during the seventeenth century. He was born in the former city, in northeast France, before moving to Paris. Duval was the nephew of the famous cartographer Nicolas Sanson, from whom he learned the mapmaker's art and skills. Both men worked at the royal court, having followed the royal request for artists to relocate to Paris. In addition to numerous maps and atlases, Du Val's opus also includes geography texts. He held the title of geographe ordinaire du roi from 1650 and died in 1683, when his wife and daughters took over his business.