Carte du Spits-Berg, et partie de la Cote de Galles Ham-Kes au noveau Groenland. Pour servir aux voyages au tour du Monde et vers les deux Poles, faits par M. de Pages .
Uncolored detailed map of Spitsbergen (Norway) with the adjacent islands. Inset maps: Baye de la Magdelaine; Cote de spits-Berg. Inset profiles: Vue de l'Isle des Danois; Vue de l'Isle de Jean Mayen; Vue de l'Isle aux Oyes; Isle Marquee d'une. Showing exploration routes. Relief s...
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Moutard
1782
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| Summary: | Uncolored detailed map of Spitsbergen (Norway) with the adjacent islands. Inset maps: Baye de la Magdelaine; Cote de spits-Berg. Inset profiles: Vue de l'Isle des Danois; Vue de l'Isle de Jean Mayen; Vue de l'Isle aux Oyes; Isle Marquee d'une. Showing exploration routes. Relief shown pictorially. Includes compass rose. Prime meridian is Paris. On upper margin: Pl. 7. 9 uncolored maps, folded and bound in hard cover with manuscript title to accompany Pages's extensive narrative of travel and exploration. Library does not have the book (but see links to scanned book in Reference field below). Pages (1748-1793) was born in Toulouse and had an noteworthy career in the French navy, including several years spent traveling in Texas and Mexico (his account is considered one of the more important early works on Texas particularly, and indeed the English translation of 1791 is thought to be the oldest description of the Lone Star State in an English-language book). Volume 1 of the text: https://archive.org/stream/voyagesautourdum00pag Volume 2 of the text: https://archive.org/stream/voyagesautourdum01pag |
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