Champlain and the Settlement of Acadia 1604-1607 Champlain’s map of the Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy Champlain’s Descr(i)psion des costes-(1607) is the first detailed map of the gulf of Maine.  Drafted at Port Royal, the map shows capes, bays, islands, shoals, and rivers along the coast; heights of land useful for navigation; and