(Map) CHART OF NORTON SOUND AND OF BHERINGS STRAIT Made by the East Cape of Asia and the West Point of America, 1784. Este artículo no está disponible.(Map) CHART OF NORTON SOUND AND OF BHERINGS STRAIT Made by the East Cape of Asia and the West Point of America, 1784

MAP DESCRIPTION: Original 1784 map (Plate XVIII) disband from the Dublin, 1784 edition of Cook's Voyage to the Pacific. The map shows NE coast of Asia, Bering's Strait, and NW part of North America, including Norton Sound. Shows Cook's sailing tract with dates. Sheet measures 10.75" (h) x 15.5" (w). Map is laid flat on archival foam core and shrink wrapped. MAP CONDITION: Very Good overall, minor 1/2" tear to edge, else complete and slightly soiled. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Good details on the map showing land features and topography with dates of exploration around the coasts beginning on Jan 18 1778 and departing on Aug 1778 and again July 1779. Very nice old, original 1784 map of the North Pacific; ready for framing.