tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post6838216084312489720..comments2023-06-16T06:16:18.820-03:00Comments on Nova Scotia Island Journal: McNutt's geography: Samuel Champlain's map of 1607Anne Yarbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172485529168900117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-88104936265475983222010-05-21T09:25:04.328-03:002010-05-21T09:25:04.328-03:00Another astonishing map that seems to be a close c...Another astonishing map that seems to be a close cousin to Champlain's Map of 1607 is the Simancas / Velasco map of 1610. The best colour version online is <a href="http://www.she-philosopher.com/images/gallery/exhibits/1610map-Stokes(2650x1884).jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />A higher-res B&W version is <a href="http://www.nsexplore.ca/simancas/simancas1610new.gif" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />(that last link is likely too high-res for your browser, but if you right click it, the select "Save Target" you can download a copy to look at on your own machine).<br /><br />It appears to be partially based on Champlain, but tantalizingly includes tidbits that Champlain never knew, and indeed some that appear to be unique -- such as the designation "Poit" at Cape Sable, implying perhaps an otherwise unknown settlement attempt from the Poitou province in France.<br /><br />The map has always been highly controversial, and many scholars claim it is a fake. Many others belive it is genuine. More background at these links:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nsexplore.ca/simancas/" rel="nofollow">NSExplore</a><br /><a href="http://www.she-philosopher.com/gallery/1610mapC1.html" rel="nofollow">She-Philospher</a>Terry J. Deveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903027551399871508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-76188686222492086812010-05-21T02:34:40.114-03:002010-05-21T02:34:40.114-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Terry J. Deveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903027551399871508noreply@blogger.com