DESCRIPTION: Map by Vaugondy to illustrate the mythical voyage of Captain Cluny. In 1769 Alexander Cluny published "The American Traveller: or, Observations on the Present State, Culture and Commerce of the British Colonies in America, in a Series of Letters... by an Old and Experienced Trader." The map, based on Cluny's supposed observations depicts North America from above the Arctic Circle, to the Gulf of Mexico, including an early exaggerated depiction of present day Alaska.
The most interesting feature is perhaps Cluny's supposed Northwest Passage extending from Repulse Bay to the mythical Arctic Cape Fowler. To the east is Greenland, Iceland, the western part of the European continent, and the northern portion of Africa.
This map is part of the 10 map series prepared by Vaugondy exploring the mapping of North American and specifically the Northwest Passage. The copper-plate engraved map was part of an early study in comparative cartography.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1772
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States
BODY OF WATER: N/A
CONDITION: Very Good.
Slight browning at the vertical centerfold. Washed.
COLORING: None
ENGRAVER:
SIZE:
" x
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ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 88
PRICE: $180
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