Laprairie had been trying to show the evolution of Toronto’s geography and name, and he kept “bumping into” a map by Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin. The Toronto researcher studied the map on the website of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, but he couldn’t make out the writing. A close-up version of the 1678 Jean-Baptiste-Louis Franquelin map makes the sleuthing look easy. The map is known among researchers, but not for “Tarontos Lac.” Because of the resolution, you’d have to see the map on site or order a high-resolution version. “We do tend to be a quirky bunch, map collectors.” Katie Daubs is a reporter and feature writer based in Toronto.

Source: thestar October 14, 2018 20:29 UTC