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Fascinating map of the World on Mercator's Projection. Shows the tracks of Magellan, Bougainville, Cook (3 Voyages), and La Perouse, along with the discoveries of dozens of other explorers throught the world. For example, the first discovery of Island by Ingolf et Naddod in 874 is noted, as are discoveries in North America by Biorn (986), the Zeno Brothers in 1390, Cabot)1490, Verazzani (1525), Raleigh (1584), Ribault (1562), Ponce de Leon (1512), Drake (1572), Lewis & Clark (1806) and Behring (1728) to name but a few. The details concerning exploration and discovery cover all parts of the world, including many contemporary discoveries in Antarctica and the Northwest Passage. A fascinating map, with many early voyages of discovery noted that rarely if ever appear on printed maps.
