"Carte du Kamtchatka Dressee sur les Observations de Mr. Kracheninnikow Raportees dans son Voyage au Kamtchatka", Chappe D'Auteroche, Abbe Jean

Handsome map of the northern portion of the peninsula with excellent detail showing topography, watersheds (including several lakes), numerous roads, and settlements. It is filled with rivers, streams, and numerous place names. The map is based on the work of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov who provided the first complete description of Kamchatka after spending 10 years on Vitus Bering's Great Northern Expedition from 1733 to 1743. Engraved by P. Mol.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a "B Bruin Fin Dangou..." watermark, issued folding. There is a binding trim at right that extends to the neatline, a narrow bottom margin, and a few tiny separations along the folds.