This collection contains primarily published maps, which were acquired singly or in collections.
Any accompanying material is usually subordinate.
It shows sea monsters, people fishing off Newfoundland, and hunting in New France. This map is from the Howay-Reid Collection . This collection focuses on the collecting areas of Frederic William Howay and Robie Reid, including British Columbiana, pre-Confederation Canadiana, voyages of exploration, and the fur trade. This collection focuses on pre-1800 cartography, New France, the Arctic, and the Pacific Rim. Most of this collection was acquired from George H. Beans, the original collector, and is accompanied by his inventory A List of Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era.