The Mapping of the Great Lakes in the Seventeenth Century

An uncommon collection of ever rarer maps of the Great Lakes.

This handsomely produced volume recreates the images, geography, and history of some of the most important printed maps of the Great Lakes region from the second half of the 17th century. The group of 22 black and white maps begins with Nicholas Sanson’s iconic Amerique Septentrionale (1650) – the first to show all five lakes – and concludes with Hennepin’s map of the New World (1698).

The accompanying book of 108 pages includes an introduction and commentary by Kevin Kaufman, information on the George S. & Nancy B. Parker Collection, and reproductions of 14 influential manuscript maps of the same era. A necessary acquisition for any collection on the history of the Great Lakes region