Subject: Northern Asia
Period: 1772 (dated)
Publication: Diderot's Encyclopedie
Color: Black & White
Size:
14.8 x 11.5 inches
37.6 x 29.2 cm
Very interesting map showing the northeast coasts of Russia with Korea and Japan. The interior of the map is nearly covered with two insets (one within the other) containing different views of Kamchatka. Includes the coast of North America with a group of islands where Alaska would be.
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Condition: A
Folded as issued on watermarked paper. Slightly uneven impression.