Carte géneral des découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte et autres navigateurs Espagnols, Anglois et Russes, pour la recherche du passage a la Mer du Sud

Description:

par Mr. Del'Isle de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Professeur de Mathematique au College Royal. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridian: l'Isle de Fer. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 2 bar scales on map, given in "Echelle de Lieues Marines de France" and "Echelle de Lieues d'Espange. Shows topography, drainage, cities and towns, routes, e.g.: Route du Vaisseau Francois le St. Antoine de Pade commandé par Mr. de Frondat en 1709. Features Native American territories. Includes Mer de L'Ouest [=Sea of the West]. Decorative cartouche. Descriptive text throughout. "Dediée A. M. Rouellé Chevalier Comte de Jouy, &c. Secretaire d'Etat ayant le Département de la Marine." "Iere Carte." From L'Isle's Nouvelle cartes de découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte et autres navigateurs, Paris, 1753.

Creator:

L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas de, 1688-1768

Publisher:

Academie Royale des Sciences,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Indians of North America, Discovery and exploration, and Voyages

Date Issued:

1752

Spatial Coverage:

North America, North Pacific Region, California, Asia, and Siberia (Russia)

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

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