Churchill Greenland

Churchill.
the Map of Groenland.
London, 1704. 140 x 295mm. Some vague toning.
£175
Published by Churchill to illustrate the voyage of the Dane Jens Munk, who led a Danish expedition in search of the Northwest Passage in 1619-20, during which he was the first to completely map Hudson Bay. Here the Bay has two names, "King Christians Sea" and "The New Sea"; on the west shore is marked "Monks Winter harbour". Greenland is shown as a large landmass stretching from America almost to Spitzbergen. The mythical Frobisher's Passage through Greenland and island of Friesland are marked. CHUR0003