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| Keywords: 1768 Vaugondy Map of California and Alaska - Geographicus - CartedeLaCalifornie-vaugondy-1768.jpg This is the important Denis Diderot / Didier Robert De Vaugondy map of California Two maps the larger depicts the Northwestern part of North America from Anian Alaska to Cabo San Lucas The smaller central map is a larger perspective of the entire region Both maps are based on the early work of Visscher between 1612 and 1641 The smaller map shows the region free of ice “ suggesting the possibility of a Northwest Passage Lists prominently the supposed American Indian kingdoms of Anian Regnum Quivira Regnum the Sierra Nevada Nova Albion Tontonteac Regnum Tolm Regnum Also includes many costal place names some of which are recognizable and some of which are recognizable C de San Francisco Mendocino Cape Fortuna etc and other which are entirely mythical This work is part of the 10 map supplement to Diderot ™s encylopidia much of which is dedicated to the Northwestern part of the American continent 1768 Size in 15 11 5 object history credit line accession number CartedeLaCalifornie-vaugondy-1768 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Old maps of California Old maps of Alaska 1768 maps Didier Robert de Vaugondy Alaska in the 18th century French language maps of the United States | ||||
