Historic Map : Bonne Map of The Hudson Bay, Canada, 1776, Vintage Wall Art United States New York City Early map of Southold and Shelter Island Manhattan Valley

Manhattan Valley

The images on the right of the title offer a more allegorical references and include an European holding a globe

Pictorial Map of The Old West

Raynal and Bonne

The Savannah

Historic Map : Bonne Map of The Hudson Bay, Canada, 1776, Vintage Wall Art United States New York City Early map of Southold and Shelter Island Manhattan ValleyThis is an important map of the Hudson Bay and the surrounding areas issued in 1776 by the French cartographer Rigobert Bonne. Covers much of what is today northeastern Canada from Lake Winnipeg to Greenland including all of Hudson Bay. This region was a hotbed of exploration throughout the 18th century. French and English concerns in the New World were desperate for access to the Pacific and the rich Asian markets. These markets had long been