AGSL GeoDiscovery

The Russian discoveries from the map published by the Imperial Academy of St. Petersburg

Description:

Relief shown pictorially. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Scales in "Sea Leagues 20 to a Degree" and "British Statute Miles 69 1/2 to a Degree." Appears in the author's The American atlas. London : R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1783. Prime meridian: Ferro. Includes notes: "Explanation of the Russian names". "Published as the Act directs, March 2d 1775."

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pj048tg9018

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/pj048tg9018, 2006458667, ocm73435025, and 73435025

Language:

eng

Creator:

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 and Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

Publisher:

Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, no. 53 in Fleet Street

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Discoveries in geography, Russian, and Discovery and exploration

Date Issued:

1775

Spatial Coverage:

North America, Russian Far East (Russia), Bering Strait Region, Pacific Coast (North America), Pacific Coast, Pacific Ocean, Russia (Federation), and Russian Far East

Rights:

Images from the David Rumsey Map Center's general collections courtesy of Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false