Description:

FULL TITLE: Carte Des Pais Habites par Les Samojedas et Ostiacs. Pour l'Histoire Generale des Voyages

Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, separated by the narrow Matochkin Strait, and a number of smaller islands. The two main islands are Severny (Northern) and Yuzhny (Southern). Novaya Zemlya separates the Barents Sea from the Kara Sea. The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the Northern point and wintered on the Northeast coast. Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the Northern island. From Abbé Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'

Conditon: GG

Cartographer: Bellin. J N

Date: 1780

Technique: Copper Engraving

Colour: Uncoloured

Width (cms) x Height (cms): 24.0 x 15.9

Ref: JJB0154