Apres de Mannevillette "was the first to determine longitude by measuring the distances of the sun and moon." Soundings are in French fathoms. Top right: 8.d., Paris. Apres de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d', 1707-1780
Five silhouettes (Cape Agulhas, Cape of Hottentots, Cape of Good Hope, and two views of False Bay) on one sheet. Top right: 8.2d., Paris. Apres de Mannevillette, Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas-Denis d', 1707-1780