Anatomy of a Map: Gastaldi/Ramusio’s La Nuova Francia (Venice, 1556)

Our newest video takes a quick look at Gastaldi’s La Nuova Francia, one of the seminal maps in the history of New France, France’s early colonial claims in America. The map is filled with important cartographic details, depictions of life in the wilds of North America, fantasies, and myths. It is interesting to compare it …