A rare map depicting the New England and Canadian coast has been returned to the Boston Public Library.
The “Carte Geographique de la Nouvelle France” was created by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1612, and stolen from the BPL in 2003, according to a library press release. Boston Public Library’s map curator, Ronald Grim, found the missing map advertised by a New York antiques dealer, and identified it by its distinctive flaws.
