The Russian discoveries : from the map published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg.

Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer ... , 1775.
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:15,000,000]. (E 66°30ʹ00ʺ--W 74°30ʹ00ʺ/N 80°00ʹ00ʺ--N 40°00ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col. ; 44 x 60 cm.
  • Graphic scales: [2 5/16 in. equal] 160 Sea leagues, 20 to a degree; [2 7/16 in. equal] 600 British Statute miles, 69 1/2 to a degree.

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Notes
  • Shows routes of Captains Bering and "Tschirikow" through Siberia and across the North Pacific to North America, including Alaska; interior of North America vague; Alaskan coast over-extended west by 30⁰.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
  • Map published by the Imperial Academy was drawn by G.F. Miller, and has title: Nouvelle carte des decouvertes faites par des vaisseaux russiens aux côtes inconnu de l'Amerique septentrionale ...
  • Prime meridian: Ferro.
  • Coordinates on map: E90⁰--W320⁰/N80⁰--N40⁰.
  • Borders of countries, etc. hand-colored.
Scale
Graphic scales: [2 5/16 in. equal] 160 Sea leagues, 20 to a degree; [2 7/16 in. equal] 600 British Statute miles, 69 1/2 to a degree.
References
Wagner, H.R. The cartography of the Northwest coast of America to the year 1800, 650 (v. 2, p. 343).
OCLC
29052796
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