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Terra Nova

Terra Nova

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With a long and narrow sandbank suggested to the south and east of Newfoundland, and a large fish in the sea, reference is made to the predominant attraction of this region in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - its cod fishing industry.

region: Maps of Canada
mapmaker: P. Bertius  
place and date of publication: Amsterdam 1598 -1609
medium and colour: copperplate, Coloured
size in cms: 12.5 x 9
ref: 32802
price: £ 400

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