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Carte generalle de la Nouvelle France ou est compris la Lovisiane, Gaspesie et le Nouueau Mexique auec les Isles Antilles, dressee sur les memoires les plus nouueaux

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Appears in some copies of: Premier etablissement de la foy dans la Nouvelle France / Chrestien Le Clercq. Paris A. Auroy, 1691. Also appears in some copies of Nouvelle relation de la Gaspesie / Chrestien Le Clercq. Paris : A. Auroy, 1691.

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Acquisitions control no. 9-88

In the 17th century, maps took a huge leap forward. Mathematical and astronomical knowledge necessary to make accurate measurements had evolved. English mathematicians had perfected triangulation: navigation and surveying by right-angled triangles. Triangulation allowed navigators to set accurate courses and produced accurate land surveys. Seamen learned to correct their compasses for declination and had determined the existence of annual compass variation. Latitude determination was greatly improved with the John Davis quadrant. The measurement of distance sailed at sea was improved by another English invention, the common log. Longitudinal distance between Europe and Québec was determined by solar and lunar eclipses by the Jesuit Bressani in the 1640s and by Jean Deshayes in 1686. With accurate surveys in Europe, the grid of the modern map began to take shape.

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north america maps early works to 1800 french general maps geography and map division l boudan chrestien le clercq i rouillard map nouvelle france ou nouueau mexique auec carte generalle isles antilles ultra high resolution high resolution navigation ship age of discovery caravel antique maps
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01/01/1691
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XVII Century Maps

Birth of modern maps.
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north america
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label_outline Explore General Maps, North America, Geography And Map Division

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north america maps early works to 1800 french general maps geography and map division l boudan chrestien le clercq i rouillard map nouvelle france ou nouueau mexique auec carte generalle isles antilles ultra high resolution high resolution navigation ship age of discovery caravel antique maps