1719 H. Chatelain Large Antique Map of North America Canada Great Lakes, Detroit West Hemisphere James Cook sighted the island

James Cook sighted the island on 29 July 1769

during the Roman Era by Robert De Vaugondy was published in the 1757 edition of De Vaugondys famous The Atlas Universel

realised he had been outmanoeuvred

which gave great stimulus to agriculture

during the War of the Spanish Succession

1719 H. Chatelain Large Antique Map of North America Canada Great Lakes, Detroit West Hemisphere James Cook sighted the islandTitle : Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France, & des Decouvertes qui y ont ete Faites, Dressee sur les observations les plus Nouvelles, & sur divers Memoires tant Manuscrits qu' imprimez Ref #: 17044 Size: 23 1 4in x 19in (590mm x 480mm) Date : 1719 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This large original beautifully hand coloured copper plate engraved antique & important early map of The Great Lakes, Canada & the Upper Mid West with