Map of Greenland

Object summary

Title: Map of Greenland
Object ID: AF-MD-5097
Date made: 1727
Place made: Netherlands, South Holland, Hague, The
Publisher: P. van Thol and R.C. Alberts
Author: Zorgdrager, Cornelius Gisbert
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Engraving depicting a map of Greenland, divided by a line representing the Arctic circle. At top left is an island called "James", noted in Dutch as being part of North America. From the book "Bloeijende Opkomst der Aloude en Hedendaag Groenlandsche Visschery" by C. G. Zorgdrager. Mountains, fjords, straits, and inlets marked and labeled. Two sandbars are also marked, and along the west coast of Greenland a number of shoals are marked with "x" markings.