Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of Alaska, The Pacific Northwest & The Northwest Passage , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in information provided by Morell Marean

information provided by Morell Marean

Ancient Cities and Battlegrounds

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the plates for which Wyld acquired upon Faden's death in 1836

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Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of Alaska, The Pacific Northwest & The Northwest Passage , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in information provided by Morell MareanA truly fascinating 1772 map of the northwestern parts of North America by Robert de Vaugondy. Essentially depicts the north eastern parts of Asia, speculations on northwestern America and Admiral De Fonte's mythical conception of a Northwest Passage. Heavily based upon earlier work by Thomas Jefferys, Thomas Swaine Drage, Gerhard Muller, and James De Lisle. Vaugondy prepared this map prior to the voyages of James Cook to this region. Around this time