Franquelin 1688 (LOC facsimile, item 2002622263), 13868x8999. Beaver group drawn but unlabeled, WNW of 'l'Ours qui dort'.
Visual descriptionwritten by a machine · unchecked
A large hand-colored map fills the frame, showing coastlines, waterways, settlements, mountain ranges, ships, and numerous printed labels. Elaborate decoration includes a crowned coat of arms at left, compass roses, floral ornament, scrollwork, and a scenic cartouche at lower right. The map is surrounded by a narrow border.
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Library of Congress facsimile via Wikimedia Commons
13,868 × 8,999 px · JPEG · 17.9 MB
Subjects and keywords
Text in the image
Transcribed from the object itself.
CANADA, ou NOUVELLE FRANCE; QUEBEC; BAIE DU NORD; LABRADOR
Taken from the record
Not observed in the image — supplied by the archive's own catalogue, and repeated here so the two stay distinguishable.
Catalogued as a 1688 map by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin, represented by a Library of Congress facsimile distributed via Wikimedia Commons. The catalogue notes that a group associated with Beaver Island is drawn but unlabeled, northwest of “l’Ours qui dort.”
Could not make out
Stated rather than guessed at.
Many small place names and fine details are too small to read.
Rights and credit
Public domain (LOC 1909-10 facsimile of the 1688 manuscript; Commons scan)
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Provenance
- Held by
- Wikimedia Commons
- Collection
- Historical maps — Wikimedia Commons scans
- Named on the record
- Library of Congress facsimile via Wikimedia Commons
- Date
- 1688
- Original
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Jean_Baptiste_Louis_Franquelin_-_Map_of_Northernmost_America_-_1688.jpg
- Copy taken
- 2026-07-31
- Title from
- an article in this archive
The file
| Rendition | Format | Extent | Size | SHA-256 |
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| Master | JPEG | 13,868 × 8,999 px | 17.9 MB | a5797c3ee2ad… |
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- Written aboutFranquelin map of northern North America, 1688
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Library of Congress facsimile via Wikimedia Commons. “Franquelin map of northern North America, 1688”. 1688. Wikimedia Commons. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/map/franquelin-1688-amerique-septentrionnale/. copy retrieved 2026-07-31.
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