Carte de la Californie et des pays nord-ouest, separes de l'Asie par le Detroit d'Anian, extraite de deux cartes publiees au commencement du 17? siecle . . . .

A study in comparative cartography, both maps (layered) extracted from Visscher in 1612 an 1641. The open sea above in the smaller map portends of a northwest passage in the Arctic Circle and calls the west of America, Mexicana.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784
Other Authors: Spadaccini, R., Robert de Vaugondy, Didier, 1723-1786
Language:unknown
Published: 1772
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Online Access:https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/11558
Description
Summary:A study in comparative cartography, both maps (layered) extracted from Visscher in 1612 an 1641. The open sea above in the smaller map portends of a northwest passage in the Arctic Circle and calls the west of America, Mexicana.