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| Keywords: 1788 Schraembl Map of the Northwest Passage (Alaska, Pacific Northwest) - Geographicus - NorthwestPassage-schraembl-1788.jpg A rare German language variant of Cook ™s map of his explorations along the northwest coast of America and the northeast coast of Asia Based upon original work by Cook ™s cartographer Henry Roberts Depicts much of Siberia and Kamtschaka in Asia and in America shows Canada as far east as the western portions of Hudson Bay Alaska and Asia are shown with considerable accuracy though Vancouver Island is missing Shows several lakes west of Hudson Bay in what is today northwestern Canada Numerous depth soundings detailed along the exploration tracks In addition to Cook ™s work also notes the explorations of Bodega and the inland discoveries of Hearn and others Engraved by I C Lackner for the 1788 edition of the Allgemeiner Grosser Atlas plate no 107 1788 dated Size in 27 15 5 object history credit line accession number NorthwestPassage-schraembl-1788 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Old maps of Alaska Alaska in the 18th century Old maps of the Russian Empire 1788 maps Maps in German James Cook maps relating to Maps of voyages Old maps of Canada Henry Roberts Royal Navy officer | ||||
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