1802 SCARCE MAP OF CANADA - Alexander Mackenzie Routes Start Price USD 249.99 Current Price USD 249.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 26, 2008 End Time Friday, December 26, 2008 Location North of Seattle See more about '1802 SCARCE MAP OF CANADA - Alexander Mackenzie Routes' Description       1.888.656.2006   or   1.604.922.2444       questions@voyager-press.com Search by Topic Africa America - North America -South Arabia - Middle East Arctic - Antarctic Asia - Central Asia - China & Japan Asia - Southeast Australia & Pacific Bibliographies Europe Globes Graphic Arts Literature Maps & Prints Mountaineering Natural History Russia Sciences Signed & Inscribed Sir Richard F. Burton     Original Antique Engraved Map Map Title: Charte von Mackenzie’s Reisen von Montreal zu dem nördlichen eis und dem stillen Meere. [Map of Mackenzie' s Expeditions from Montreal to the Northern Ice and the Quiet Sea] Printed: Weimar, 1802 This remarkable and scarce map of Canada illustrates Alexander Mackenzie’s route to the Arctic Ocean in 1789 and to Bella Coola on the Pacific Coast in 1793. Map extends to the west from Alaska’s Cross Sound, discovered by Captain Cook is 1778, to Vancouver Island, showing Nootka Sound. To the east is shown Davis Strait, the Labrador Coast and New Brunswick. This is an engraved map with original hand colour outlining. Very Good condition, and retaining a strong impression. Suitable for framing. Sheet measures approximately 12 inches x 8 inches (30 cm x 20 cm). Text is in German.  Sir Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian explorer who moved to Montreal in 1776 during the American Revolution. In 1779 he traveled to Lake Athabasca and in 1788 founded Fort Chipewyan. He discovered the Mackenzie River on July 10, 1789, following it to its mouth in the hope of finding the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. Although he instead reached the Arctic Ocean, he named the river "Disappointment River" as it did not lead to Cook Inlet in Alaska as he had expected. The river was later renamed in his honour. In 1792 Mackenzie set out once again to find a route to the Pacific, leaving Fort Fork following the Peace River route. He found the upper reaches of the Fraser River, but was warned by the local natives of un-navigable waters and hostile tribes. He was instead directed to follow an established trading route by ascending the West Road River, crossing over the Coast Mountains, and descending the Bella Coola River to the sea. He followed this advice and reached the Pacific coast on July 20, 1793 at Bella Coola, British Columbia, on North Bentinck Arm, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Thus, he completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America by a European north of Mexico, in the process crossing the Continental Divide. This is an original map from a multi-volume scientific journal titled "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden", which issued fifty volumes from 1798-1816 and which encompassed critical contemporary topics of geography and astronomy.   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!