Indigenous maps from the 1700s and 1800s

This plate shows the maps drawn by the Europeans based on maps produced by Native people. The maps illustrate the ability of the Native people to depict the land. The scale of their maps takes into account the difficulty of the terrain.

The Historical Atlas of Canada, a three-volume work published between 1987 and 1993, has drawn very high praise.

Catalogue entry:
Cartes indigènes. — Not drawn to scale. — Montréal : Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 1987. — 3 maps on 1 sheet. — In Atlas historique du Canada / Geoffrey J. Matthews, cartographe et graphiste. Éd française. Montréal, 1987-1993. Vol. 1, pl. 59.

Ref. No.: C-146379