Bilder Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (1697–1763) – Map of the Arctic: Novaya Zemlya and the Land of the Samoyeds – Copperplate engraving (c. 1750)

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This copperplate engraving is a historical map detailing the geography of the Arctic region of Northern Europe and Asia, centered on Novaya Zemlya and the adjacent coastline labeled "Pays des Samoiedes" (Land of the Samoyeds). Created for the Histoire générale des voyages, the map illustrates the limitations of 18th-century European knowledge of the North Sea and Siberia, charting the coastlines and river mouths based on early Dutch and Russian exploration accounts.

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles, often known as Abbé Prévost, was a French author, novelist, and historian. Although most famous for his novel Manon Lescaut, he compiled and edited the voluminous Histoire générale des voyages (General History of Voyages) in twenty volumes, which synthesized global exploration narratives for the French public. Prévost's work was instrumental in disseminating knowledge of global topography and ethnography through its
extensive inclusion of maps, plans, and detailed illustrations.

Artist or Maker: Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles

Dimensions: Approximately 38 cm x 25 cm

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Date: c. 1750

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