Subject: World
Period: 1816 (circa)
Publication: New General Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.9 x 17.8 inches
50.5 x 45.2 cm
Handsome chart of the world showing the tracks of eighteenth century explorers, including Cook, Vancouver, Gore, La Perouse, Clerke, and others. The northwest coast of North America is still largely inaccurate but Alaska is beginning to take shape. Engraved by Robert Scott.
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Condition: B+
A bright and clean example with original color and faint toning along centerfold.