1772 Alaska, Bering Straight: Northwest Passage, by Diderot Robert de Vaugondy

Carte Generale des Decouvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte representant la grande probabilite d'un Passage au Nord Ouest par Thomas Jefferys. 

This map of arctic America and the Bering Strait concentrates on illustrating Admiral de Fonte's claim to the existence of a Northwest Passage, here leading to Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Alaska is shown as a peninsula rather than the group of islands so often mapped. 

Copper engraving with hand coloring.

Size: 38 x 48 cm (paper), 29 x 35 cm (image). 

Condition: Good, with a fold mark (as issued), light edge/corner wear with minor faults, and slight toning to the paper. 

100% original, not a reproduction.