Detail View: Old Maps Collection: Carte du Grand Océan ou Mer du Sud : dressée pour la Relation du voyage de découvertes faites par les frégates françaises la Boussole et l'Astrolabe dans les années 1785, 86, 87, et 88
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Barcode:
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4687820500208
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Title:
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Carte du Grand Océan ou Mer du Sud : dressée pour la Relation du voyage de découvertes faites par les frégates françaises la Boussole et l'Astrolabe dans les années 1785, 86, 87, et 88
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Original Title:
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Carte du Grand Océan ou Mer du Sud : dressée pour la Relation du voyage de découvertes faites par les frégates françaises la Boussole et l'Astrolabe dans les années 1785, 86, 87, et 88
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Contributor:
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La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
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Category:
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Sea Charts
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Type:
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Printed
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Language:
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French
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Create Year:
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1797
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Format:
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JPEG, 9634 × 6922, 64.3MB
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Scale:
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ca. 1:36,000,000
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Physical Map Dimension (cm):
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49 × 67
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Note:
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Emphasizes coastal detail; shows route of La Perouse. Map of the Pacific Ocean showing the tracks of the French frigates, Boussole and Astrolabe. Lower left-hand corner: P.F. Tardieu sculp.
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Note:
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This map described the French explorer Jean Francois Galaup Comte de La Pérouse led by astronomers and Geographer in 1786. He crossed the Pacific Ocean arrived Macao,and via the Philippines and then sailed north to the Kamchatka Peninsula. Macao and the surrounding islands were depicted in this map , zigzag lines on the drawing to record the navigation route . When La Pérouse arrived at macao, he sold the furs acquired in Alaska and visited Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria who was the Governor of Macau.
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Note:
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Macao in World Maps
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Note:
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Macao in Routes
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Reference:
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Phillips. Maps of America, p. 648 Wagner, H.R. Cartog. of the NW coast, 838 Falk, M.W. Alaskan maps, 1797-6 Tooley, R.V. The mapping of Australia and Antarctica, p. 111, no. 834
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Subject:
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Voyages around the world
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Subject:
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Discoveries in geography
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Geographic Area:
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Pacific Ocean
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Geographic Area:
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East Asia
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Geographic Area:
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China
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Geographic Area:
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Japan
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Geographic Area:
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Korea
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Geographic Area:
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Philippines
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Geographic Area:
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South America
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Geographic Area:
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Australia
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Pub Title:
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Voyage de La Pérouse autour du Monde
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Pub Author:
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La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
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Pub Year:
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1797
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Pub location:
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Paris
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Provenance:
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Harvard Map Collection - Harvard College Library
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