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Network in Canadian History & Environment | Nouvelle initiative Canadienne en histoire de l'environnement
Pierre Desceliers, Mappe Monde (ca. 1550), detail
Pierre Desceliers, Mappe Mundi (1550), detail. Note the unicorn.
Network in Canadian History & Environment | Nouvelle initiative Canadienne en histoire de l'environnement
Pierre Desceliers, Mappe Mundi (1550), detail. Note the unicorn.
I have a quite old map identical to this that has been hanging my walls for 50+ years. Is it true that this was the first map of North America with the name “Canada” on it? As much as I have enjoyed it I have always wondered if it is rare and if it is worth anything?
Dave Clifton
dclifton4@cogeco.ca