Carte marine du fleuve Saint-Laurent depuis l’Île-Verte jusqu’à Québec

Carte marine du fleuve Saint-Laurent depuis l’Île-Verte jusqu’à Québec

James Cook
1759
Musée de la civilisation

This chart made by the great explorer James Cook also illustrates his talent for cartography and hydrography. In addition to the depth indications, there are information on the tide in this sector of the St. Lawrence River and several drawings of the coasts. Almost all the place names had been translated into English or English consonance, see for example, the name Rivière Ouelle which was translated by River Oval!