Vues de Diverses Parties de la Côte Nord-Ouest d'Amérique

Striking and highly detailed fine unusual copper engraved George Vancouver's 1799 view sheet depicting various coastal profile views of the Pacific Northwest. This sheet features six beautifully rendered views detailing, from the top, the Scott Islands (British Columbia, Canada), Cape Scott (British Columbia, Canada), Woody Point, Nootka Sound (Vancouver, Canada), the Columbia River, and Cape Disappointment (Washington State, United States), and Pointe Barro de Arena (Mendocino, California). Vancouver and his officers drew these views while traveling northwards to begin their epic 1791-1794 explorations of the Pacific Northwest. This view sheet features some of the earliest nautical shore profiles of the Pacific Northwest.
 
This particular example of Vancouver's view sheet was issued as plate no. 15 in the highly desirable 1799 French edition of Vancouver's Atlas. The rare and coveted French edition is more beautifully produced, with better engraving, higher-quality paper, and more detail than the 1798 English edition.