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Map of the North Pacific, 1796
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                  Item Number: 1970:02007.14          Date of map: 1796                 Place of publication: Venice

Title: Carta del Mar Pacifico del Nord [map of the North Pacific]

   Cartographer (personal name): Zatta, Antonio           Height (inches): 18.7   Width (inches): 23.5

   This map, produced for the purpose of showing the routes of the explorations made by Cook and Meares, reports citations of oceans seen in the Arctic north of North America, depicts shoals off of northern North America,  shows the routes of the explorations by Cook and Meares, and shows locations of some ethnic groups and communities in North America and Asia.  Mercator projection.  

This map forms part of the Cutter World Map Collection, collection C 003, at the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College.
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