The Map Room

The W. H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps at McGill University:

In 1971-72 Dr. William Howard Pugsley, a McGill alumnus, donated a collection of 50 early Canadian maps, dating from 1556 to 1857, to the McGill University Libraries. Dr. Pugsley collected these maps during the late 1930s, and World War II, principally in England. Now housed in the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections in the McLennan Library, this set of maps tells the story of the discovery and exploration of North America. The oldest map in the Pugsley collection is from Ramusio’s Delle navigationi et Viaggi, vol. 3, 1556, the first book published to present a detailed account of North America.

The maps are available online in both 72 dpi and ginormous 300 dpi versions; the latter are several megabytes but print-worthy. Thanks again, peacay.