A general map of the discoveries of Admiral de Fonte & others

Files

G640_I85_1754.jpg

Title

A general map of the discoveries of Admiral de Fonte & others

Subject

Northwest, Pacific -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.

Description

In 1708 a London magazine, The Monthly Miscellany, published a letter signed by Admiral Bartholomew de Fonte. He claimed to have crossed North American from the Pacific to Hudson Bay through the legendary northwest passage. Joseph-Nicholas de l'Isle accepted the story together with Russian discoveries in Alaska. It took 20 years to disprove this map which was published as late as 1784.

Creator

Gentleman's Magazine

Source

Gentleman's Magazine

Publisher

London

Date

1754

Rights

Public Domain

Format

map (documents)

Language

English

Type

jpeg

Identifier

G640_1754 _I85_front

Collection

Citation

Gentleman's Magazine, “A general map of the discoveries of Admiral de Fonte & others,” Digital Exhibits, accessed November 12, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/4627.