CAETOGRAPHY TO CHAMPLAIN. 



35 



C.—The Cabot Map, 1544. 



Contrasting strongly with itiu most of tliese respects is the well-known map of l')44, 

 attributed to Sebastian Cabot. This is earlier than the Henri 11 map it will be noticed, 

 but there is nothing to show that the latter derived anything from it, or, indeed, that the 

 maker of the Henri II map had any knowledge of it. That the two had the same 

 material to draw upon seems quite probable, indeed, almost certain. But the Cabot map 

 is less accurate in topography, gives some of Cartier's names, corrupts others, misplaces a 

 few, omits the rest, and is in general quite unsatisfactory. Whether Sebastian Cabot did 

 or did not make it, does not concern greatly our xjresent purpose. It is very unworthy 

 of him if he did. Dr. Kohl discu.sses this map very fully,' and concludes that "Cabot 

 had no agency, either in writing the map or correcting it, or in any way sux^erintendiug 

 its publication." - 



Fig. 3.— The Cabot Map, 1544. 



The peninsula comprising Cape Breton is very well shown. To the north and west 

 of it is a group of islands, the largest of which is called " I. de S. Juan." If, now, one 

 will compare this group with that in a similar position on the Henri II map above, it is 



* Discovery of Maine, p. 358-370. 



Ibid., p. 3<i3. 



