1681. Rare early miniature map of Canada by Pierre Duval. The map is centered on the French possessions in North America. Lake Superior and Michigan are shown with open-ended western shores and Lake Erie Lac du Chat is shown far south from its correct position. In northern Canada a sea route is shown through the northwest part of Hudson Bay. The British, Dutch and Swedish colonies are depicted along the eastern seaboard from Virginia to I. de Terre Neuve German edition published by Johann Hoffman. References: Burden #351; Kershaw #142. From Duval, Geographiae universalis pars prior, Nuremberg MDCLXXXI (1681). 110mm x 120mm (4.33" x 4.72")