Carte Générale des Découvertes de L’Amiral de Fonte

A fascinating map of the northwest portion of North America, the Arctic, and a portion of eastern Russia. The map shows waterways as known/speculated at the time, Native American lands, some placenames, and exploration routes. However, this map primarily concentrates on the discoveries of Russian explorers, particularly on the discovery of a Northwest Passage by the fictional Admiral de Fonte. Relief is shown pictorially, and numerous notes provide context for the time period of this map. A small key sits under the title and scale, indicating that the information shown on the map comes from the discoveries of the Russians, the mythical de Fonte, de Fuca, and Japanese maps.