10022 Abbé Prévost (1697–1763) – Map of the Strait of Waigats and New Holland – Copper engraving (1750)
This copper engraving is a historical and geographical map depicting the Arctic region around the Strait of Waigats (or Nassau Strait), located between the island of Novaya Zemlya and the Samoyedia coast of Northern Russia. The map details the coastline based on Dutch observations from 1664 and includes an early representation of the northern coast of New Holland (Australia). The map was prepared for the Histoire générale des voyages to document the history of exploration in the Arctic and Pacific regions.
Abbé Prévost (Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles) was a French novelist, historian, and cleric of the 18th century, best known for his novel Manon Lescaut. Crucially for this work, he was the primary editor and compiler of the multi-volume Histoire générale des voyages, a monumental compendium that synthesized and documented the accounts of European exploration and geographical knowledge from around the globe.
Artist or Maker: Abbé Prévost
Dimensions: Approximately 34 cm x 24 cm
Medium: Copper engraving
Date: 1750
Condition Report:
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