

Nice map of Canada by Lotter in period colors.
The map extends from Belle Isle to Lake Ontario, including Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and part of Quebec. It depicts cities, ports, forts, rivers and lakes, Indian tribes, islands, shoals and shorelines, numerous place names and relief.
Tobias Conrad Lotter (1717-1777) was a pioneer among German cartographers, publishers and engravers of the 18th century. He was based in Augsburg where he engraved numerous maps published by his father-in-law, Matthaus Seutter, the imperial geographer and engraver of Augsburg. Lotter took over Seutter's business in 1756.