por D. Tomás Mauricio Lopez. The map displays the Spanish knowledge of the coast at the time of Captain Cook's voyage along the coast. When it was printed it was out of date but illustrated findings from Spanish explorations. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines along margins. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Shows North American coastline from Gulf of Alaska to Monetery, including islands, topography, drainage, routes. Descriptive text throughout.
Creator:
López de Vargas Machuca, Tomás, 1731-1802 and Cook, James, 1728-1779
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