Chart of the N.W. coast of America and the N.E. coast of Asia, explored in the years 1778 and 1779

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Title: Chart of the N.W. coast of America and the N.E. coast of Asia, explored in the years 1778 and 1779
Alternative Title: Chart of the northwest coast of America and the northeast coast of Asia, explored in the years 1778 and 1779
Creator: Roberts, Henry, 1757-1796, cartographer
Contributor: Palmer, W. 1739-1812, engraver.
Faden, William, 1749-1836, publisher.
Published / Created: July 24, 1784.
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Published by Wm. Faden, geographer to the King, Charing Cross
Description: BEIN 23 1784: Sheet measures 53 x 80.5 cm.
BEIN 1982 Folio 10: Armorial bookplate: Charles Abbot. No. 33 of 42 maps bound together.
Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
Includes notes.
The areas of British, Russian and Spanish discoveries are coded in Red (British discoveries), Blue (Russian discoveries) and Yellow (Spanish discoveries).
Extent: 1 map : 38 x 67 cm, on sheet 55 x 73 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale approximately 1:13,500,000. At N 50⁰
Coordinates: (E 130⁰--W 90⁰/N 75⁰--N 50⁰).
Language: English

Genre: Maps
Early works to 1800
Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
Material: hand colored ;
Resource Type: cartographic image
Subject (Geographic): North America
Russian Far East (Russia)
Bering Strait Region
Pacific Coast (North America)
Subject (Name): Cook, James, 1728-1779.
Subject (Topic): Discovery and exploration
Discoveries in geography
Subjects: Cook, James, 1728-1779
North America > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800
Russian Far East (Russia) > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800
Bering Strait Region > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800
Pacific Coast (North America) > Discovery and exploration > Maps > Early works to 1800
Discoveries in geography > Maps > Early works to 1800
Abbot, Charles, Baron Colchester, 1757-1829 > Bookplate

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