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Image title: Map of New France
Source: Holme, Charles: “Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods” (1908)
Place shown: Canada
Keywords: maps, ships, whales, greyscale
Status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required
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Map of “New France” (Canada). From the engraving by Benjamin Wright (circa 1608).

“No maps [...] were better engraved or more individual in decorative embellishment than those of Benjamin Wright, whose Canada—or as it was then called, New France—with an inset picture of whale-fishing, is given on page 114 as a characteristic example of the geographic engraving of the period. (p. 109)”

I have made a larger version of this antique map available than usual; I scanned the reproduction at 1200dpi. Please don’t link to the largest version of the image, though!

Dimensions: 202 x 140mm (8.0 x 5.5 inches)
Filename: 114-Map-of-New-France-q75-500x349.jpg
Scanner dpi: 2400
Unmarked: You can get a version of this image without the watermark at the lower right corner by requesting it here; The images are watermarked to help people find where they came from if they get reposted to blogs or other sites. Images under 1200 pixels on a side are still free, although I will ask for a donation :-)
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