Mortier Map of Canada and Polar Regions

Carte particuliere de L'Amerique Septentrionale... Pieter Mortier (1661-1711). Copperplate Engraving. Amsterdam: P. Mortier, c. 1705. 24 1/4 x 38 1/2 inches sheet. From his Suite de Neptune Francois, this map is a fine example of Pierre Mortier's large map showing the Canadian Polar Regions, Greenland and Iceland. Among the more remarkable elements of the map is the depiction of "Destroit d'Anian," showing the Straits of Anian extending from Button's Bay toward the Pacific Ocean, offering a hopeful passage to the Pacific Ocean via a remarkably southerly course for the period. TSBR 37620