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Carte qui represente les différentes connoissances que l'on à eues des Terres Arctiques depuis 1650 jusqu'en 1747 ausquelles il faut comparer la carte suivante Cte. 10 Par M. de Vaugondy 1773

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Title: Carte qui represente les différentes connoissances que l'on à eues des Terres Arctiques depuis 1650 jusqu'en 1747 ausquelles il faut comparer la carte suivante Cte. 10 Par M. de Vaugondy 1773
Creator: Robert de Vaugondy, Didier, 1723-1786, cartographer
Date Created and/or Issued: 1773
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, "The map of Hudson's Bay is taken from Henry Elis, who made the voyage in 1746-47. There are three other charts of the Bay, Sanson, and Delisle, 1700 and 1703." This is one of the set of ten maps done by Didier Robert de Vaugondy for the Diderot Encyclopedia Supplement. It compares four views of Hudson's Bay to show the variance with time and information. See 105:433 for the DeLisle 1703 map. Kashnor refers to the lower right or latest map from Henry Ellis. Supple. Number trimmed from upper right margin. Four maps on one sheet. MS note: 436 (on backing).. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
Type: image
Extent: 4 maps on 1 sheet ; 31 x 39 cm. on sheet 34 x 40 cm.
Identifier: 105:436 S
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/1038
Language: French
French
Time Period: 1700, 1703, 1746-1747, 1750
Place: Arctic Region
Northwest Passage
Baffin Bay
Davis Strait
Greenland
Canada
Baffin Island
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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