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Clouet: Antique Map of the Western Hemisphere, 1780
Clouet: Antique Map of the Western Hemisphere, 1780
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  • Map: Western Hemisphere 'Bay of the West'
  • Date Printed: 1780's
  • Cartographer: Clouet
  • Material/Medium: Paper
  • Size: 20" x 26"

    Thick paper. Hand colored copperplate engraved. Rare and highly decorative. Clouet was a member of the 'Academic Royale des Sciences de Rouen'. The most interesting feature is the belief that a large bay existed in the pacific north west. The insert map shows the debate between the 'Bay of the West'. A more established view and the North Pacific Archipelago theory that had developed at the time. Map shows the exploration of Cook, Magellan and others. Also recent Russian discoveries are shown.

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