Re: Hudson Bay on 1570 map.

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 19:48:22 GMT, Inger E Johansson wrote:

> There was someone asking for round maps the other day. As I wrote then most
> of those I have aren't to be found on net,
> but I took some time looking around and what did I find? One I had
> forgotten....
> 
> One more an the earliest of Ortelius maps over America. 1570. the bay Hudson
> is supposed to have found later is marked on the map.
> http://www.vobam.se/amerika.htm#1

David B showed that and Mercator's 1569 map in August when we were
discussing maps:

http://data2.archives.ca/nmc/n0017080-1.jpg

In another discussion a couple of years ago Harald Henkel pointed out that
it looks as though that body of water (be it a lake or Hudson's Bay) was
only know from the south.

Doug