Author: Vaugondy, Robert de; Gilles and Didier Title: Carte Qui Represente Les Differentes Connnoissances Que L'on a Eues Des Terres Arctiques Depuis 1650 Jusqu'En 1747... First Editon
Description: Paris: 1772. 4 copper-engraved maps on 1 sheet, each approximately 14x17 cm. overall 29.5x34.8 cm (11½x13¾") including caption at top, plus margins. Issued in the supplement to Diderot's Encyclopedie as part of the series of ten maps by De Vaugondy illustrating the evolution of the perceived geography of the northwest of America. The four maps detailing the evolution of the perceived area around Hudson's Bay area: De l'Isle 1700; De l'Isle 1703; Sanson 1750; Ellis 1747-48. Wagner, N.W. Coast, 637. Condition: Slight toning along centerfold, a few spots in margins; near fin. .
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Price: US$ 250.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 51-3717
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