AGSL GeoDiscovery

[in Russian] Mercator chart of the Eastern Ocean with the northwest coast of America between the Port of Monterey and Queen Charlotte Sound

Description:

compiled with the help of different journals and charts and engraved in the Hydrographical Department of the Maritime Ministry.

Relief shown by hachures and depths by bathymetric soundings.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Shows coastline, topography, drainage, islands, shoals, ports.

Seal of Maritime Ministry.

Descriptive text throughout.

"N 11. [Eastern Ocean] 1395" along margin.

Collector's note: The map of Rezanov Bay derives from some Russian voyage that is not identified. Another version is found in Tebienkov's Atlas. The charts of San Francisco Bay derive from Beechy.

3 inset maps: [Entrance to San Francisco Bay] -- [San Francisco Bay] -- [Rezanov Bay (now Humboldt Bay)].

9 profile views showing the entrance to the San Francisco Bay.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ty083fx4004

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/ty083fx4004

Language:

rus

Publisher:

Hydrographical Department of the Maritime Ministry]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Bird's-eye views, Discovery and exploration, and Gold discoveries

Date Issued:

1871

Spatial Coverage:

California, San Francisco Bay, Pacific Coast (U.S.), British Columbia, Oregon, Washington (State), Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay (Calif.), Humboldt Bay (Calif.), and Monterey Bay (Calif.)

Rights:

Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy 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.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false