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    "label": "Carte geographique de la Nouvelle Franse",
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    "id": "q524n3851",
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    "contentType": "map",
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    "title": "Carte geographique de la Nouvelle Franse",
    "description": "This map is designated in honor of Ronald E. Grim Ph.D. in acknowledgement of his extraordinary contributions to the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center as Curator of Maps from 2005-2018.  The map holds a special place in our hearts, as Ron recovered it through his vigilance and expertise after it was absent from the collection for 10 years.  It will forever remind us of his presence here.",
    "date": "[\"1613\"]",
    "year": 1613,
    "citationUrl": "https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:q524n3851",
    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
    "rightsUri": "No known restrictions on use.",
    "reuseAllowed": "no restrictions",
    "language": "French",
    "identifierLocal": "06_01_015039",
    "creators": [
        "Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635",
        "Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635",
        "Berjon, Jean",
        "Pelletier, David"
    ],
    "institution": "Boston Public Library",
    "collections": [
        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection"
    ],
    "subjects": [
        "North America--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "New France--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Saint Lawrence River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800"
    ],
    "subjectsGeographic": [
        "New France",
        "North and Central America"
    ],
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    "source": "import",
    "pubPlace": "[A Paris]",
    "publisher": "[Chez Iean Berjon, rue S. Iean de Beauuais, au Cheual volant, & en sa boutique au Palais, {grave}a la gallerie de prisonniers]"
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    "extent": "1 map ; 35 x 77 cm, on sheet 45 x 79 cm",
    "notes": [
        "This map is designated in honor of Ronald E. Grim Ph.D. in acknowledgement of his extraordinary contributions to the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center as Curator of Maps from 2005-2018.  The map holds a special place in our hearts, as Ron recovered it through his vigilance and expertise after it was absent from the collection for 10 years.  It will forever remind us of his presence here.",
        "Detached from: Les voyages du sieur de Champlain Xaintongeois, capitaine ordinaire pour le roy en la marine. Paris : Iean Berjon, 1613.",
        "\"Faict len 1612.\"",
        "\"Avec privilege du roy.\"",
        "Partly based on information supplied by Indians. Compare Burden, 160.",
        "Relief shown pictorially.",
        "Oriented with north at upper right.",
        "Table showing declination of the sun at 9 locations and key to references A-T, V, X-Z, and [1]-21 in bottom margin.",
        "Includes portrait (11 x 23 cm) of 4 Indian men of the Montaignais and Almonichicois tribes in native costume and scattered illustrations of native vegetation and wildlife; sea decorated with ships and marine wildlife.",
        "Details the region surrounding the Saint Lawrence River Valley westward to the eastern end of Lake Erie; shows settlements and Indian villages."
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