Description
Exploring and Mapping Alaska focuses on this foundational period in Arctic cartography. Russia spurred a golden era of cartographic exploration, whilst shrouding their efforts in a veil of secrecy. They drew both on old systems developed by early fur traders and new methodologies created in Europe. With Great Britain, France, and Spain following close in the back of, their expeditions led to an astounding increase on this planet’s knowledge of North The united states.
Through engrossing descriptions of the explorations and expert navigators, aided by informative illustrations, readers can clearly trace the evolution of the maps of the era, watching as a once-mysterious region came into sharper focal point. The results of years of cross-continental research, Exploring and Mapping Alaska is an enchanting study of the trials and triumphs of some of the last great eras of historic mapmaking.