WOODCUT OF HOCHELAGA / GRAVURE DE HOCHELAGA
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A woodcut illustration of Hochelaga, Iroquois village of Montreal, based on details recorded by Jacques Cartier after his second voyage to the New World in 1535. This interpretation by Giacomo Gastaldi (1500-1566) with apparent artistic license is the first printed plan of a North American village. Gastaldi was an Italian cartographer and this work was subsequently printed by Venetian Battista Ramusio in the compendium titled Delle Navigationi and viaggi (Of Navigation and Travel). Venice, published 1565-66. Hochelaga had disappeared by the time Samuel de Champlain arrived some 50 years later. The exact location of Hochelaga, somewhere at the base of Mount Royal, is still unknown. H: 18"; W: 21". // Gravure sur bois de Hochelaga, village iroquois de Montréal, basée sur les récits de Jacques Cartier après son deuxième voyage au Nouveau Monde, en 1535. Oeuvre de Giacomo Gastaldi, cartographe italien (1500-1566), révélant une liberté artistique évidente. Premier plan imprimé d’un village nord-américain, imprimé plus tard par le Vénitien Battista Ramusio dans un recueil intitulé Delle Navigationi et viaggi (de la navigation et des voyages). Venise, publiée en 1565-1566. Hochelaga avait disparu lors de l’arrivée de Samuel de Champlain quelque 50 ans plus tard; son emplacement exact, près de la base du Mont-Royal, demeure inconnue. H: 18po L: 21po, (Image: 10,5po x 14,5po).
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WOODCUT OF HOCHELAGA / GRAVURE DE HOCHELAGA
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