Carte de la Californie et des pays Nord-Ouest separe's de l'Asie par le Detroit d'Anian.

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• ARTIST: Didier Robert de Vaugondy

• PUBLISHER: Published by Diderot et d'Alembert, Paris.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1772

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 11 1/2 x 14 1/2" (29.5 x 34.8 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: This map is a study in the comparative cartography of the West Coast of North America from the Straits of Anian (Bering Straights) to Cabo San Lucas at the southern tip of Baja California. The upper inset map also shows the same area based on Plancius' map of 1641 showing a northern sea, clearly portending a NW Passage in the Arctic Circle. This map appeared in the supplement to the Diderot and d'Alembert "Encyclopedie," 1770-79

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition. b/w. 1/8" margin in lower left corner due to being part of a binding tab.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps