although a few final maps were printed with the lingering island
The map’s title explains that Nicolas Sanson set the map to degrees (although the attribution to Sanson is likely a ruse to get around the French privilege of Alexis Hubert Jaillot of Paris)
The work waspublished to promote the claims on New France in Louis XIII's court at a critical time
Paper size 10 1/2 x 14 3/8 in
Brabinski State 3)
Tell-all Snipe [Wilson’s snipe?] Oct 10 1834 Tollarus Melano- leucos? Viell. Artists_Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues although a few final mapsWILLIAM POPE (British Canadian, 1811 1902) Tell all Snipe [Wilsons snipe?] Oct 10 1834 Tollarus Melano leucos? Viell. Pen and ink and watercolor Signed W. P lower right Provenance The artists family and thence by descent. Exhibited: Simcoe Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, Birds of a Feather, 3 31 May 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Eva Brook Donly Museum, May 7 June 1987 (a selection). Simcoe, Ontario, Lynnwood Art Centre, 4 August 3 September 1989