Historic Map : Vaugondy and Diderot Map of The Pacific Northwest and The Northwest Passage , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in Map is beautifully rendered in

Map is beautifully rendered in the late 18th century style

A brief overview of this remarkable map reveals just how isolated Japan really was prior to the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1850

A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's 1771 map of Nubia and Abyssinia

Olsen and Clark

and Saumur

Historic Map : Vaugondy and Diderot Map of The Pacific Northwest and The Northwest Passage , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in Map is beautifully rendered inOne of the most splendid combinations of hard fact and speculative fantasy to appear in the history of cartography. This map, prepared by Joseph Nicholas de Delisle 1762 and republished by Vaugondy in 1772, covers parts of Siberia and northeastern Asia as well as the northwestern parts of the American continent, including the Hudson Bay, and the legendary Northwest Passage. Traces the routes of several important explorers, most notably Tchirikow,