A lovely map of Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast, Florida, and a portion of Cuba from the cartography of D'Anville. The southern tip of Florida is shown as an archipelago of large islands. Tecas is named on the coast of present-day Texas, and sailing routes are shown along the coasts. The decorative cartouche shows a waterfall and a crocodile, natives, trees and exotic birds.

References: Phillips (A) #647-49.

Condition: B+

A strong impression with original outline color on watermarked paper with wide margins. There are a few minor spots in the image and faint damp stains in the right and left blank margins, just entering the neatline at left. There are a few tiny tears and chips confined to blank margins.