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Copyright, 1884,
BY JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY.

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CONTENTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

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CORTEREAL, VERRAZANO, GOMEZ, THEVET. George Dexter . . . . . . .

ILLUSTRATION: Early Fishing Stages, 3.

MAPS OF THE EASTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, 1500–1535.

The Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ILLUSTRATIONS: The Admiral's map, 34; Portuguese Chart (1503), 35; Map of

Lazaro Luis, 37 ; of Verrazano (1529), 37; of Ribero (1529), 38; of Maiollo

(1527), 39; of Agnese (1536), 40; of Münster (1540), 41 ; Ulpius Globe (1542),

42; Carta Marina (1548), 43; Lok's Map (1582), 44; John White's Map (1585),

45; Map of North America (1532-1540), 46.

CHAPTER II.

JACQUES CARTIER AND HIS SUCCESSORS. Benjamin F. De Costa . ....

ILLUSTRATION: Jacques Cartier, 48.

AUTOGRAPHS: Jacques Cartier, 48; Henri the Dauphin, 56.

CRITICAL ESSAY . .. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ILLUSTRATIONS: Maps of Allefonsce, 74, 75, 76, 77; of Des Liens (1566), 78.

CARTOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHEAST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA.

1535-1600. The Editor ................. 81

ILLUSTRATIONS: The Nancy Globe, 81; Ulpius Globe (1542), 82; Maps of Rotz

(1542), 83; Cabot Mappemonde (1544), 84; Münster's Map (1545), 84; Map

of Medina (1545), 85; of Henri II. (1546), 85; of Freire (1546), 86; in

British Museum, 87; of Nic. Vallard, 87; of Gastaldi, 88; belonging to

Jomard, 89; of Bellero, 89; of Baptista Agnese (1544), 90; of Volpellio,

90; of Gastaldi in Ramusio, 91; of Homem (1558), 92; of Ruscelli (1561),

92; of Zaltieri (1566), 93; of Mercator (1569), 94; of Ortelius (1570), 95; of

Porcacchi (1572), 96; of Martines (1578), 97 ; of Judæis (1593), 97 ; of John
Dee (1580), 98; of De Bry, (1596), 99; of Wytfliet, 100; of Quadus (1600),

CHAMPLAIN. Edmund F. Slafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

ILLUSTRATIONS: Map of Port St. Louis, 109; of Tadoussac, 114; of Quebec

(1613), 115; of the St. Lawrence River (1609), 117; View of Quebec, 118;

Champlain, 119; Defeat of the Iroquois, 120; Champlain's Route (1615),

125; Taking of Quebec (1629), 128.

AUTOGRAPHS: Champlain, 119; Montmagny, 130.

CRITICAL Essay

..................... 130

CHAPTER IV.

ACADIA.

Charles C. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

ILLUSTRATIONS: Sieur de Monts, 136; Isle de Sainte Croix, 137; Buildings on

the same, 139; Lescarbot's Map of Port Royal, 140; Champlain's Map of

Port Royal, 141; Map of Gulf of Maine (circum 1610), 143; Buildings at

Port Royal, 144; Map of Pentagöet, 146; Sir William Phips, 147 ; Jesuit

Map (1663), 148.

AUTOGRAPHS : Henry IV., 136; Razilly, 142; La Tour, 143; D'Aulnay, 143;

Robert Sedgwick, 145; John Leverett, 145; St. Castine, 146; Chambly, 147.

149

CRITICAL ESSAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ILLUSTRATIONS: Lescarbot's Map of Acadia, 152; La Hontan's Map of Acadia,

153; Sir William Alexander, 156; Francis Parkman, 157.

AUTOGRAPH: Francis Parkman, 157.

NOTES.

The Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

ILLUSTRATIONS: Map of Fort Loyal, 159; Map of Pemaquid, 160.

AUTOGRAPHS: De Meneval, 160 ; De Villebon, 160; Le Moyne d'Iberville, 161.

CHAPTER V.

DISCOVERY ALONG THE GREAT LAKES. Edward D. Neill ....... 163

ILLUSTRATIONS: The Soleil, 192; its bottom, 193.

AUTOGRAPHS: Argenson, 168; Mézy, 172; Courcelle, 177; Frontenac, 177; Henry