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that it is traced di recti}' from C'artier's own maps, and it, together with 

 the equally excellent Desceliers's map next to be described, arc by far the 

 best that are extant showing Cartier's voyages. The dotted line along 

 the coast probably does not represent Cartier's course, but it is a conven- 

 tional mark to designate a sandy coast. A tracing of this map is the so- 

 called " Jomard map of 155 — ? " 



We have next to consider the well-known Desceliers map of 1546, 

 known also as the " Henri II.'" and the " Dauphin " map. (Fig. I**-) 







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Fig. 9.— DESLIEXS, 1541. TYPK. 

 From orifïinal ; full size. 



Its maker was Pierre Desceliers, a I"'renchman, the contemporary and 

 almost the neighbour of Cartiei-. Most writers have praised the accuracy 

 and beauty of this map. Its to]iography agrees exactly with Cartier's 

 narratives, and, perhaps, is even nearer than the Harleyan to what 

 Cartier's originals must have been. The Magdalenes are clearlj^ shown ; 

 the name Alezay belonged unquestionably to that group. Prince Edward 

 Island is fused with the mainland, the round '-^a^e de Se. Maiie" is 

 the head of Northumberland Strait, the southern end not being shown. 

 This union of the island with the mainland, the result of Cartier's error 

 as to the nature of his Bay of St. Lunario, persists until the end of this 

 period, when it was rectified by Champlain. Most of the names are in 

 Cartiers narratives, and the few which are not, probably are fragments 

 of inscriiJtions which were on his maps. E. des barques (the present 

 Richmond bay) is plain ; C. daivjoalesme (now C. Kildare) is an alterna- 

 tive name for Orléans, and, no doubt, was given in honour of the father 



