Description de la grande mer du Sud monstrant par quel chemin Guillaume Schouten a navige

infoSchouten, Willem Corneliszoon; 1618

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This map shows the route of the Dutch explorer Willem Corneliszoon Schouten, crossing the Pacific Ocean from South America to New Guinea. He was the first explorer to sail from Europe to the Pacific Ocean via Cape Horn.

Details
Date
1618
Map Maker
Schouten, Willem Corneliszoon
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Features

Maritime Route

Library Catalogue

Alternative Title
Description de la grande mer du Sud monstrant par quel chemin Guillaume Schouten a nauige, et quelles isle et terres ila descouuertes en icelles
Published/Created Date
[1618]
Description
Bound in after p. 72.
Mutilated with some loss of text.
Scale not given.
Several areas of staining can be seen on verso.
Small linear hole below compass.
Extent
1 map
approximately 16.4 x 41 cm. folded to 16.4 x 9.4 cm.
b&w illustration
Language
French
Call Number
Taylor 275
Collection Title
Journal ou relation exacte du voyage de Guill Schouten
Collection Created
A Paris : chez M. Gobert, au Palais en la gallerie des prisonniers, et les cartes, chez M. Tauernier, graueur du roy, demeurant au pont Marchand, 1618
Format
cartographic
Genre
Engravings
Maps
Maps in books
Subject (Geographic)
East Indies --Maps --Early works to 1800
Horn, Cape (Chile) --Early works to 1800
Le Maire Strait (Argentina) --Early works to 1800
Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) --Early works to 1800
Pacific Ocean --Maps --Early works to 1800
Subject (Topic)
Oceania --Discovery and exploration --Early works to 1800
Voyages around the world --Early works to 1800
Access
Public
Rights
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Orbis ID
3310817
Object ID (OID)
2039651

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