Mappe Monde en deux Hemispheres presentant L'Etat Acuel de La Geographie Par A.H. Brue, Geographe de S.H.R. Monsieur a Paris. Chez: l'Auteur, Rue des Macons-Sorbonne No. 9. CH les Simonneau, Rue de la Paix, No. 6. Juin 1820. Dediee a Monsieur Le baron G. Cuvier, Conseiller d'Stat ordinaire, L'Un des Quarante de L'Academie Francaise, Secretaire Perpetuel de celle des Sciences, &,&. Hommage Respectueux de l'Auteur. A' Londres, chez Cary Md. de Cartes Geog. A' Milan, chez Betailli et Compie. A' Vienne, chez Artaria Md. d'Estampes. A' Berlin, chez Simon Schropp et Compie. A' Manheim, chez Artaria. A' Vienne, chez Riedl, Bureau d'Idustrie.

• Main Author: Brue, Adrien Hubert, 1786-1832
• Format: Map
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1820
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Baffin Bay; Canada; Northwest Passage; Arrowsmith; Baffin; Northwest passage
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Includes a nicely done substitution patch of an arm of Baffin Bay in the area of northern Canada showing part of the "Northwest Passage" through the Arctic Ocean; patch is bounded by Latitudes 70 and 80 north and longitudes 70 and 130 west. This area also has penciled in names of explorers and dates. On the right margin outside of the neat line is shown the location of Gorre Island and Cap Vert now in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. Also includes mythical islands such as Maria Laxara shown between California and the Iles Sandwich (Hawaiian Islands). Includes "Avertissement" commenting on the accuracy of the map. Includes "Observation" commenting on the projection referencing the 1794 map by Arrowsmith.