Côte Nord-Ouest de l'Amérique Reconnue par le Cape. Vancouver. 2e Partie

Striking and highly detailed refined unusual copper engraved large-format George Vancouver's 1799 sea chart of northern California and Oregon. This map covers from Cape Lookout and the Columbia River southward past Cape Gregory, Cape Orford, Port St. George, the Bay of Trinidad, and Cape Mendocino to roughly 38 degrees 15 minutes north latitude. Vancouver mapped this coastline, which he identified as New Albion, recognizing the English claim to this territory established by Sir Frances Drake in 1792. An inset map of the Bay of Trinidad (Baie de la Trinidad) appears in the lower right quadrant. Vancouver visited the Bay of Trinidad in 1793 and noted the 'friendly and courteous' natives. The route of the Vancouver expedition is shown zigzagging back and forth along the coast. Elevation is shown by profile. While inland detail is minimal, there is a more sophisticated interior mapping in the upper right quadrant, including a map of the course of the Columbia River to Point Vancouver – the