Carte des nouvelles découvertes au nord de la mer du Sud, tant à l'est de la Siberie et du Kamtchatka, qu'à l'ouest de la Nouvelle France : dressée sur les mémoires de Mr. Del'Isle, professeur royal et de l'Académie des sciences
Philippe Buache
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
l'Academie des Sciences
1750
French
North America, the North Pacific, and Western Asia
Keys, Signs, and Measurements
This layer includes the map's keys (one for symbols, one for determining water depth), latitude and longitude lines, and significant place names. This layer would have been essential for contemporary readers, especially ones with no first hand knowledge of the space represented. By connecting the maps detail with its use of standard European map tropes, readers could contextualize and situate the land depicted in the map.
Bowles and Carver Map used for Complete and Elegant Imperialism