Subject: Western Hemisphere
Period: 1754 (dated)
Publication: Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand Atlas
Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.3 x 13.5 inches
36.3 x 34.3 cm
An attractive map of the Americas that also includes a good bit of western Europe and Africa. The map displays a speculative River of the West through North America, beginning at the Great Lakes and emptying into the Pacific at about 50° N. latitude. The entire western part of North America is virtually blank. The northwest coastline is delineated by a dotted line terminating with a notation concerning the Russian explorations in 1743 in the region of Alaska, with a nearby coast of Asia. A simple title cartouche and nice compass rose adorn the map.
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Condition: A
Issued folding on watermarked paper with a narrow, but adequate, right margin. There are two tiny tears in right blank margin, just touching neatline.