Lot 247
de Vaugondy. Carte de la Californie et des Pays Nord Ouest and Carte Générale des Découvertes de l'Amiral de Fonte. Two hand-colored engravings from Diderot's Encyclopedia. The first is "extracted from two maps published at the beginning of the 17th century," and is a study in the cartography of the West Coast of North America, from the Straits of Anian to Cabo San Lucas and the southern tip of Baja California. Published in 1772. Sight: 14¼ x 12 in; framed: 20 x 18 in. Inset shows the Straits of Anian with an open sea above, suggesting a northwest passage in the Arctic Circle. Fine; not viewed out of frame. The Carte Générale, published in 1779, is based on the work of de l'Isle, and shows the fictitious discoveries of Admiral de Fonte, covering the North Pacific, Japan, Russia, Alaska, and California; it also shows the mythical Northwest passage and a Sea of the West. In the Pacific, voyages of actual explorations by Bering, Chirikov and de Frondat are shown. Sight: 15 x 11¾ in.; framed: 20½ x 17½ in. Fine; not examined out of frame. Estimated Value $500 - 600
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