Historic Map : Cassini Map of Alaska and The Bering Strait, 1798, Vintage Wall Art Size:32in x 24in Iowa and Nebraska

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Historic Map : Cassini Map of Alaska and The Bering Strait, 1798, Vintage Wall Art Size:32in x 24in Iowa and NebraskaAn extraordinarily fine example of Cassini's 1798 map of Alaska, the Bering Strait, and Siberia. Cassini issued this map in his 1798 atlas to illustrate the discoveries made by James Cook. Cook was the first to accurately chart the Alaskan coastline and provide a detailed mapping of the Aleutian Islands. Cook's zigzagging route is shown as he skirts the Aleutian Islands, passes through the Bering Strait into the Arctic Ocean, and then turns back to