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Chart of the North West Coast of America with the tracks of the King George and Queen Charlotte in 1786 & 1787

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Title: Chart of the North West Coast of America with the tracks of the King George and Queen Charlotte in 1786 & 1787
Creator: Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817, creator
Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817, cartographer
J. Reid & W. Harrison
Contributor: Stockdale, John, 1749?-1814, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1789-05-01
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Kashnor notes, "Portlock's map of his discoveries upon the Alaskan coast. It is very scarce." A sea chart done in Mercator projection which distorts the scales at this latitude. Ships track. Mt. Elias sketch.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
Type: image
Extent: 1 map 50 x 91 cm., sheet 52 x 92 cm.
Identifier: 105:018 M
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10201
Language: English
Subject: Northwest Coast of North America--Maps
King George (Ship)
Queen Charlotte (Ship)
Time Period: 1787
Place: North America United States Alaska Coast Cook Inlet
W 155°
W 135°/N 61°30'
N 56°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.

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