1 / 12
three framed maps of a city and a town in a wood framefour antique maps of a town, a castle, and a townthree pieces of cardboard with a picture of a bird on itan old map of a city in the middle of a riveran old map of a town with a river running through ita drawing of a map of the world with a lot of people around itan old map of the island of san francisco in the middle of the oceanan old map of a city surrounded by a circle of buildingsa drawing of a windmill and a sign that says la terra de hoochelasa drawing of a group of men standing in front of a firean old map of a city with a red star in the middlea map of a town on display in a museum
Premium Iegor

98 - AMERICA: NUOVA FRANCIA – HOCHELAGA – QUEBEC Set of 3 uniform…
See original version (French)

Estimate CA$4,000 - CA$5,000
Sale commission
Description
AMERICA: NUOVA FRANCIA – HOCHELAGA – QUEBEC Set of 3 uniformly framed maps and plans (17 x 21 in.; 43 x 53.5 cm): 1 – THE FIRST PRINTED MAP OF NORTHEAST AMERICA Nuova Francia. RAMUSIO, Giovanni Battista and Giacomo GASTALDI. [Venice, Stamperia dei Giunta, 1556]. Woodcut map spanning two pages (pp. 424–425). Frame dimensions: 27 x 37 cm (105/8 x 145/8 in.) The rare first state of Ramusio’s map of New England and New France, produced by Giacomo Gastaldi for the third volume of Ramusio’s work, *Delle Naviagtioni et Viaggi*. This is the first printed map dedicated to the region, and also the first map to use the term ‘New France’ (Nuova Francia). It also mentions ‘Terra de Nurumbega’ (an Abenaki term) on the left-hand side and ‘Terra de Laborador’ (with a Portuguese coat of arms) in the top right-hand corner. The right-hand half of the map depicts Newfoundland and its surrounding coasts. From top to bottom, it features: ‘Terra de Laborador’, ‘Isola de Demoni’, ‘Monte de Trigo’, ‘Terra Nuova’, ‘Bonne viste’, ‘Bacalaos’, ‘C. de Seperanza’, ‘C. de’ Ras’, ‘C. Breton’, ‘Isola de Brertoni’ and ‘Isola della Rena’. The map depicts various hunting scenes, Indigenous canoes, several European fishing vessels and trappers under awnings. It also features birds, wild turkeys, beavers, bears, cod, whales and a few winged demons. A Portuguese ship is depicted at the top, near Labrador; a wooden cross (possibly left by John Cabot) stands near Cape Race at the bottom; and a French ship is arriving at the bottom right, with the inscription ‘vedo a la terra nuova’. Gastaldi’s map draws heavily on the voyages of Cartier and Verrazzano. The Hudson River, the St Lawrence and the islands near the Gulf of St Lawrence are its most prominent features. The depiction of the area between New York Harbour and Narragansett Bay is based on Verrazzano’s voyage in 1524. The area around New York Harbour, shown here as a peninsula, is named Angoulême. Long Island, which Verrazzano regarded as a peninsula, is named Flora. The Hudson River is shown joining the St Lawrence – a hypothesis suggesting that the rivers described by Verrazzano and Cartier were connected. The woodblock for this engraving was destroyed in a fire at the premises of the printer Giunta in November 1557. A new map was engraved for a second edition (1565) with a few modifications, including the addition of weeping willows. A second state of this new woodcut (1606) shows damage caused by woodworm (poorly preserved) and is paginated 353–356. 2 – MONTREAL, THE FIRST PRINTED MAP OF A CITY IN NORTH AMERICA La Terra de Hochelaga nella Nova Francia. RAMUSIO, Giovanni Battista and Giacomo GASTALDI. [Venice, Stamperia dei Giunta, 1606]. Woodcut map on a double page (pp. 380.2–380.3). Frame of the engraving 26.5 x 36 cm (10½ x 14¼ in.) Second edition, second printing of the first map of a city in North America produced by Giacomo Gastaldi for the third volume of Ramusio’s work, *Delle Naviagtioni et Viaggi*, 1606. The woodblock used for the first edition (1556) was destroyed in a fire at the premises of the printer Giunta in November 1557. A new map was engraved for a second edition (1565) with a few modifications, including a weeping willow in the top right-hand corner; the letter ‘F’ corresponding to the legend is absent from the map; and the opacity of the smoke from the fire at the entrance to the palisade. The map shown here is the third edition (or second edition, second state). For the third and final edition of 1606, the same woodblocks were used. However, at that time, all the woodblocks used for printing were infested with worms, which explains the appearance of small, worm-shaped white areas on the map (particularly in the upper part). 3 - PLANO DELLA CITTA DI QUEBEC – 1766. ROSSI, Veremondo. Plano Della Citta Di Quebec. Livorno: 1766. Size: 25 x 24.5 cm (97/8 x 96/8 inches)
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale CATALOGUE AUCTION | 8 July 2026 | CATALOGUED AUCTION | 8 July 2026
Auction location
Auction time 07/08/2026 at 8:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like