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1772 Denis Diderot
$ 245.00
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Stock# 2724
Description
Interesting map of America and parts of Europe and Asia, based upon the mythical voyage of Captain Cluny. Diderot's maps were intended to further an understanding of the Western Coast of America, and NE Asia, during a time period immediately prior to Cook's first voyage where numerous theories abounded on these regions, especially the NW Coast of America.
![[ Sir Edmund Halley's Observations on the Variation of the Compass ] A New and Correct Chart of the Western and Southern Oceans Shewing the Variations of the Compass According to the latest and best Observations [with text:] The Description and Uses Of A New and Correct Sea-Chart of the Western and Southern Ocean, Shewing the Variation of the Compass](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/98400.jpg)
