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Carte générale des découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte representant la grande probabilité d'un passage au nord oust [unknown]
Description
Engraved print in black depicting the conception of North America, Asia, the north Pacific Rim and Arctic. Especially notable is the inclusion of the discoveries of various explorers, the fictitious Northwest Passage, and 'Nations des Pigmees' in the north. This map also features the Juan de Fuca Strait.
Date depicted is 1768.
Item Metadata
| Title |
Carte générale des découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte representant la grande probabilité d'un passage au nord oust
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| AlternateTitle |
par Thomas Jefferys géographe du roi á Londres 1768; General map of the discoveries of Admiral Fonte representing the great probability of a northwest passage, by Thomas Jefferys, geographer for the king of London 1768
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| DateIssued |
1772
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| Description |
Engraved print in black depicting the conception of North America, Asia, the north Pacific Rim and Arctic. Especially notable is the inclusion of the discoveries of various explorers, the fictitious Northwest Passage, and 'Nations des Pigmees' in the north. This map also features the Juan de Fuca Strait.
Date depicted is 1768. |
| Extent |
1 map ; 28 x 35 cm
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image/jpeg
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| Language |
French
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| Notes |
Similar maps depicting the voyage of De Font are also included in the Andrew McCormick Collection. See maps mccormick_130, mccormick_132. Item based upon map by Thomas Jefferys, 1768.
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| Identifier |
mccormick_172
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
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| DateAvailable |
2013-04-01
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
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1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
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| IsShownAt |
10.14288/1.0023056
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CONTENTdm
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/