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Title
Map of the Discoveries made by Capt's Cook and Clerke in the Years 1778 and 1779, between the Eastern Coast of Asia and the Western Coast of North America, when they attempted to Navigate the North Sea, also Mr. Hearne's Discoveries to the North Westward of Hudson's Bay
Contributor
Jackson, Zachariah, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued
1789
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
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
Smaller copy of Henry Robert's 1794 map redrawn. Kashnor states ca. 1791. Payne's atlas originally published in New York. Jackson's edition was published in Dublin in 1794. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: 33 (on backing).
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; outline ; 17 x 28 cm., sheet 25 x 33 cm.
Identifier
093:033 S
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/27
Language
English
Subject
Pacific Coast (Asia)--Maps
Pacific Coast (North America)--Maps
Cook, James, 1728-1779--Journeys
Hearne, Samuel, 1745-1792--Journeys
Clerke, Charles, 1741-1779--Journeys
Time Period
1791 ca
Place
Pacific Ocean
North Pacific [Russia
Siberia to United States
Alaska]
E 120°
W 70°/N 75°
N 10°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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