Nautical charts and instruments

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Captain Peter Johnson with a sextant, MMQ coll. 2001.2.3
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Map produced circa 1542 by the Dieppe School, showing the new land of Canada based on Cartier’s writings. The north is at the bottom.
Public domain

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Captain Marius Gagné with nautical chart, parallel ruler and dry point compass (navigation compass), on the D’Iberville, MMQ coll. 1977.174.1-2

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