Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest
Map of the north west portion of America and Canada, as well as a small section of eastern Russia. Lakes, rivers, Native American land and the occasional settlement are marked, but this map focuses on the discoveries of Russian explorers, and particularly on the discovery of a Northwest Passage by t...
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ftwisconsinhs:oai:cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org:maps/17572 2023-05-15T16:29:13+02:00 Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest par Thomas Jeffery Géographe du Roi à Londres 1768; Cette Carte a été Traduite par M. De Vaugondy et Gravée à Paris en 1772 Jefferys, Thomas Russia; United States; Canada; Greenland Pacific Ocean E 140°--W 45°/N 80°--N 35° [Paris]; [Amsterdam] 1772 27 x 36 cm, mounted on cloth sheet 39 x 44 cm 1:19 008 000 Reference Map JPEG2000 http://cdm15932.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/maps,17572 French fre [Panckoucke, etc]; [M.M. Rey] http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=124042 Maps Collection We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. 1772 ftwisconsinhs 2017-02-27T09:51:38Z Map of the north west portion of America and Canada, as well as a small section of eastern Russia. Lakes, rivers, Native American land and the occasional settlement are marked, but this map focuses on the discoveries of Russian explorers, and particularly on the discovery of a Northwest Passage by the fictional Admiral de Fonte. Alaska is shown as a peninsula rather than a string of islands, which was more typical for this time. Numerous notes accompany the topographical features. A small key sits under the title and scale, indicating that the information shown on the map comes from the discoveries of the Russians, de Fonte, de Fuca, and Japanese maps. Other/Unknown Material Greenland Northwest passage Alaska Wisconsin Historical Society: Turning Points in Wisconsin History Canada Greenland Northwest Passage Pacific |
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Map of the north west portion of America and Canada, as well as a small section of eastern Russia. Lakes, rivers, Native American land and the occasional settlement are marked, but this map focuses on the discoveries of Russian explorers, and particularly on the discovery of a Northwest Passage by the fictional Admiral de Fonte. Alaska is shown as a peninsula rather than a string of islands, which was more typical for this time. Numerous notes accompany the topographical features. A small key sits under the title and scale, indicating that the information shown on the map comes from the discoveries of the Russians, de Fonte, de Fuca, and Japanese maps. |
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Jefferys, Thomas Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest |
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Jefferys, Thomas |
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Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest |
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Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest |
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Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest |
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Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest |
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Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte Representant la Grande Probabilité d'un Passage au Nord Ouest |
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carte générale des découvertes de l'amiral de fonte representant la grande probabilité d'un passage au nord ouest |
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[Panckoucke, etc]; [M.M. Rey] |
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1772 |
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Russia; United States; Canada; Greenland Pacific Ocean E 140°--W 45°/N 80°--N 35° [Paris]; [Amsterdam] |
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Canada Greenland Northwest Passage Pacific |
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Canada Greenland Northwest Passage Pacific |
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Greenland Northwest passage Alaska |
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Greenland Northwest passage Alaska |
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http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=124042 Maps Collection |
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We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
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