Delightful little map that conforms to the standard French model of the period. Hokkaido is attached to the mainland, and Terre de Iesso is off the coast partially obscured by the title cartouche. The map does not follow any particular cartographer, and Chiquet has made a concerted effort not to represent theoretical cartography. A note along the northeastern coastline translates "this coast and its outline have never been well known."

References: Mickwitz & Miekkavaara #43-4; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.MEN-1b; Yeo #113.

Condition: B+

A nice impression with contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouche, on a sheet with binding holes in the left margin, a stain in Novaya Zemlya, and light soiling that is mostly confined to the edges of the sheet.