1803 Sauer-Billings KAMCHATKA - ALASKA MAP Bering Sea Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, October 02, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 09, 2008 Location North of Seattle See more about '1803 Sauer-Billings KAMCHATKA - ALASKA MAP Bering Sea' 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 - Russia and Alaska Map Title: Charte von dem Meer von Kamtschatka mit Capt. Jos. Billings und Mart. Sauers Reise Routen Gazeichnet von Fred. Götze. [Map of the Kamchatka Seas with the Routes of Billings and Sauers]Printed: Weimar, 1803 A remarkable and scarce map of the Kamchatka Peninsula,  the Bering Sea and Russian Alaska, illustrating the tracts of Joseph Billings and Martin Sauers.  Exception in its detail of the Aleutian Islands and the Kuril Islands. Fascinating in its depiction of the coast of Alaska, including the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound.  Map extends into Eastern Russia north of the Sea of Okhotsk, to the North Polar Seas, and as far north as the Lisburne Peninsula on Alaska's Coast.  Very little coastline is chart beyond Point Hope. This is an original engraved map. Very Good condition, and retaining a strong impression. Suitable for framing. Sheet measures approximately 18 inches x 15.5 inches (44 cm x 40 cm). Map text is in German. Martin Sauer was appointed to the Russian expedition of 1785 to 1793, under the command of Joseph Billings, who was Astronomer's Assistant on Captain Cook's and Captain Clerk's previous voyage, and with the patronage of Russian Empress Catherine II.  The expedition's purpose was to explore, to map and evaluate the potential advantages of the northern regions of Russia and North America. Members of the expedition landed on Kodiak Island and made an examination of the islands and mainlands of Prince William Sound. Additionally, the expedition compiled a census of the native population of the Aleutian Islands and reported to the crown stories of abuse by the Russian fur traders. Accurate maps were made of the Chukchi Peninsula in Eastern Siberia, the west coast of Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands. 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!