MARC LESCARBOT (French, 1590-1630)
FIGVRE DE LA TERRE NEVVE ...
In: Histoire de la Nouvelle-France ... , 2nd ed. (Paris: Jean Millot, 1612)
Woodcut, 17.6 x 42.5 cm
Osher Collection

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"Lescarbot had taken part in de Mons' expedition to Acadia in 1603-07. He wrote the first history of the expedition and its settlements, publishing it in Paris in 1609. For his map, Lescarbot used Champlain's manuscript chart of his explorations (now in the Library of Congress); for the area of New England, his map is therefore very similar to Champlains ( 15 ). For the St. Lawrence, however, he had to rely on much older information. "

From: University of Southern Maine