Remembering YAH · Continuing study
De L’Isle: West Africa
A surviving engraved map linked from Fortson’s map exhibit. The dealer supplies title, dimensions, mapmaker and atlas attribution.
Map · 1721–41 catalog heading
The record
A surviving engraved map linked from Fortson’s map exhibit. The dealer supplies title, dimensions, mapmaker and atlas attribution.
G. De L’Isle · Covens & Mortier · Sanderus item 23612
Open source record ↗What to examine
BHITB calls this 1720. The current dealer heading reads 1721–41, while its atlas note says circa 1720. Preserve that dating discrepancy.
Make your own source record
- Identify the creator, title, edition and date from the source itself.
- Record the exact page or map sheet. Read the surrounding passage or full geographical setting.
- Separate the wording visible in the document from the interpretation you draw from it.
- Keep unresolved readings and conflicting dates in your notes so the comparison can be revisited.
Research trail
Credit for the linked discovery trail remains with its creator. This exhibit organizes the source record and study questions.
Read the credited presentation ↗Exhibit assembled October 20, 2026. Catalog leads and unresolved edition details are identified above; this page does not supply a new transcription of the linked work.